sin tax

noun

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Recent Examples of sin tax Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands. — Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 Among a litany of measures, including a major change to the government’s fiscal rules, Reeves is reported to be considering a sin tax raid. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024 The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars. — Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for sin tax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sin tax
  1. income tax
  2. single tax
  3. property tax
  4. poll tax
  5. withholding tax
  6. sales tax
  7. value-added tax
  8. tax
Noun
  • The tax has also sparked public sparring over whether California risks driving away the people who pay an outsized chunk of its bills, with nearly half of the state’s personal income tax revenue coming from the top 1%.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Tax threshold tinkering Burnham has committed to keep Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise income tax rates.
    — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of income tax
Noun
  • For the overtime tax break, eligible workers can deduct a portion — up to $12,500 for single tax filers or $25,000 for married couples filing jointly — of qualifying overtime on their tax return.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The participant must also take a lump-sum distribution of the entire retirement plan balance within a single tax year.
    — David Kudla, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of single tax
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  • The city plans to pursue additional grants and use property tax dollars for the construction itself.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Developers are requesting a 75% property tax abatement on the site lasting for 25 years.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of property tax
Noun
  • This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
  • There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Definition of poll tax
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  • Once Vasquez applies for funding, the Missouri department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.
    — Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
Definition of withholding tax
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  • The deal comes with a state sales tax break on data center equipment, part of a broader effort by Louisiana officials to compete with other states for AI investment.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • One is a 170-page bill that significantly changes juvenile justice procedures, mandates the amount of time served until someone becomes eligible for parole and allows counties to raise a 1% sales tax to fund a juvenile detention center.
    — Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of sales tax
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  • The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.
    — Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Definition of value-added tax
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  • The Heat are hard-capped at the NBA first luxury-tax apron due to the machinations required to trade last month for Milwaukee Bucks forwards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The feature is produced by Scandi giant SF Studios in co-production with Croatia’s Kinorama, SVT and NRK, with funding from the Swedish Film Institute, Film Stockholm, Film i Dalarna, and a Croatian tax rebate.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
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