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Recent Examples of sin tax
The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars.
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Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
However, since the 1990s, the sin tax has struggled to keep pace with stadium upgrades, which often exceed their budget.
—Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
About 27% favored an extension of the sin tax to pay for improvements, while about 19% favored raising the tax, if it is needed to pay for construction.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
And the roughly $6.25 million collected in sin tax revenues thus far this year is already spoken for.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
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Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
However, since the 1990s, the sin tax has struggled to keep pace with stadium upgrades, which often exceed their budget.
—Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
About 27% favored an extension of the sin tax to pay for improvements, while about 19% favored raising the tax, if it is needed to pay for construction.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
And the roughly $6.25 million collected in sin tax revenues thus far this year is already spoken for.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sin tax
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Since that can have important income tax implications, and because the potential impact of different valuations on beneficiaries, many CPAs or other tax preparers (e.g., the attorney handling the estate) opt to get real numbers.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The package would cut taxes deeply – essentially making permanent the sweeping individual income tax provisions of Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as well as adding several temporary tax breaks to fulfill the president’s campaign promises.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Installment sale tax treatment allows sellers to recognize capital gains incrementally over time rather than in a single tax year.—
Shane Styne,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.—
Chris McKenna,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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As of 2023, the median property tax for homeowners in New York City was $9,937, LendingTree found in a recent report.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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While Texas does not levy a personal income tax and has no state property tax, homeowners pay among the highest property taxes in the country to local governments.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Import taxes on movies may look in some way like some sort of withholding tax on royalties, for example.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Zhao points to instances where companies have threatened governments or regions with economic consequences, such as withholding tax revenue, if regulations are imposed.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Missouri’s plan The last-ditch plan marks Missouri’s most expansive proposal to keep the teams since Jackson County voters in April 2024 rejected a stadiums sales tax.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $157,697.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
11 May 2025
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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
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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
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But the tax bill would basically kill the two tax credits that have done the most to enable the surge of solar power.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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Tucked within President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill, which the House narrowly passed on Thursday, is a proposal to increase a tax that some universities pay on the investment returns of their endowments from 1.4% to as high as 21% for some of the most elite colleges in the country.—
Brad Brooks,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Sin tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sin%20tax. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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