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Different monthly surtaxes are imposed at different MAGI levels.
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Bob Carlson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
An administration official explained that the revenue benchmarks assume $1.3 billion in surtax revenue this year, consistent with the consensus revenue agreement with the Legislature.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
For example, Florida, which has high rates of tourism, has general state sales tax rate of 6 percent, with discretionary sales surtax charged in some counties.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
April tax collections beat the Healey administration’s expectation by more than $1 billion, driven by revenue from the surtax on annual income above $1 million and capital gains taxes, the Department of Revenue said.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
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Bob Carlson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
An administration official explained that the revenue benchmarks assume $1.3 billion in surtax revenue this year, consistent with the consensus revenue agreement with the Legislature.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
For example, Florida, which has high rates of tourism, has general state sales tax rate of 6 percent, with discretionary sales surtax charged in some counties.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
April tax collections beat the Healey administration’s expectation by more than $1 billion, driven by revenue from the surtax on annual income above $1 million and capital gains taxes, the Department of Revenue said.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surtax
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Strategic Alternatives To Blanket Absorption There are alternative ways to navigate tariffs without compromising relationships: 1.—
Avy Punwasee,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Overall levels of market uncertainty have declined compared to their peaks in the immediate aftermath of Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff policy.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Jessica Kaplan from Boston arrived at her bridal appointment to a warning from store staff: all gowns now carry a tariff surcharge of 10% to 15% depending on the designer and their supply chain.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
29 June 2025
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Tipping is a surcharge Forty-one percent of those surveyed felt businesses should pay their employees better rather than relying so much on tips, another 41% felt that tipping culture has gotten out of control and 38% were annoyed with the pre-entered amounts for tips on checkout screens.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Here is an example that could land a foundation in a tax hole: Financial transactions between the foundation and a disqualified person, even the founder or any major contributor, may result in excise taxes as high as 200%.—
Khurram Chohan,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The federal government collected $68.9 billion in tariffs and excise taxes during the first five months of the year, according to Treasury Department data collected by the Bipartisan Policy Center.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
9 June 2025
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The Revenue Act also created the modern income tax system with a one-percent tax on workers earning more than $3,000 per year, the equivalent of $94,909 in 2024.—
Mike Patton,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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After that, the county can figure out where the income tax revenue should be divvied up.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Further proof was last month’s city property tax lien sale.—
Alva Badillo,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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Steele is one of three commissioners on the county’s Board of Review, which hears property tax appeals.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 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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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surtax. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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