supertax

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  1. surtax
  2. tariff
  3. income tax
  4. excise
  5. property tax
  6. surcharge
Noun
  • Kansas also imposes a corporate surtax that Missouri does not.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • While Massachusetts voters backed a 4% surtax on annual personal income exceeding $1 million in 2022, that’s much more manageable, Gupta said.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Definition of surtax
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  • And with looming questions about tariffs, labor markets, and shifting political conditions, many companies are treating automation as a long-term hedge against uncertainty, not a one-time upgrade.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • Bank of America Securities analyst Steve Juneau predicted in a May 20 note to clients that oil and gas costs would remain stubbornly high, leaving tariff rebates as a way to extinguish higher freight costs.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 July 2026
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  • Cofounder Peter Thiel has likewise expanded his South Florida presence, opening an office for his venture capital firm, Founders Fund, in Miami and praising Florida’s lack of a state income tax.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2026
  • Short-term capital gains are taxed according to ordinary income tax brackets.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of income tax
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  • The excise operates through remittance transfer providers, a category built around the storefront model, and stablecoin infrastructure providers often sit outside it entirely, as Jeker notes.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • If passed, Initiative 175 would direct the spending of our fuel excise taxes and sales taxes on motor vehicles on roads to be exclusively on transportation and the State Patrol.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Definition of excise
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  • So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Sarnecki, who has regularly lambasted his fellow candidates as career politicians, has criticized Masterson for failing to provide property tax breaks for homeowners while approving tax breaks for businesses.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Definition of property tax
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  • The tax, a 6% surcharge on hotel rooms, home-sharing rentals and other short-term lodging, is on track to soar past $400 million in a fiscal year for the first-term ever if tourism numbers continue close to the current pace.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • That equates to a $17 monthly surcharge for the average homeowner or renter.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of surcharge
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