single tax

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Recent Examples of single tax Before state taxes, single tax filers face federal income taxes and payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare. Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025 In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer. Susan Tompor, USA Today, 21 July 2025 In 2025, the standard premium is $185 a month for joint tax filers earning $212,000 a year or less ($106,000 or less for single tax filers). Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers. Chris McKenna, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for single tax
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Noun
  • Mamdani once said the higher personal income tax and corporate tax rate were needed for child care.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In recent years, lawmakers reduced the state income tax and eliminated the state sales tax on groceries.
    Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The lawsuit accused Reina of secretly opening and controlling corporate credit cards and using station funds to pay mortgage and property tax bills on his West Sacramento home.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Levine Cava also addressed discussions in Tallahassee about potential property tax cuts, saying her administration is focused on educating residents about how such cuts could affect county services.
    Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Republicans meanwhile have pushed against expansion, especially by supporting voter ID laws, which can make voting more time consuming, and in some cases, may require people to pay fees to secure IDs (which critics liken to a poll tax).
    Time, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Miami-Dade paid $72 million for 69 Proterra buses, largely funded through the county’s half-penny transportation sales tax, along with state and federal grants.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Bass echoed that criticism in a recent interview, saying the cuts were proposed a year after voters approved a half-cent sales tax to fund homeless services.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In May, President Donald Trump's administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt through withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In May, the Trump administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt by withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
    Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Because a tax bill may be sent to a business office or other location different from the property being transferred, some of the addresses listed may differ from the property that was transferred.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Reverse tax cuts enacted in the 2025 legislative session?
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026

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“Single tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single%20tax. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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