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Recent Examples of surtax
This is a similar split to past years, and tends to even out as lawmakers later in the year take up a supplemental budget to allocate surplus surtax funds.
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State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Van Hollen would slap a surtax on every dollar of income over $1 million, which would pay for the tax cuts for lower incomes.
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ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
The surtax would apply not only to wage income but also to capital gains and other investment income.
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Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
The Yale Budget Lab has estimated the surtax would affect about 615,000 filers.
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Jeff Stein The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Van Hollen would slap a surtax on every dollar of income over $1 million, which would pay for the tax cuts for lower incomes.
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ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
The surtax would apply not only to wage income but also to capital gains and other investment income.
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Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
The Yale Budget Lab has estimated the surtax would affect about 615,000 filers.
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Jeff Stein The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surtax
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The desire to recoup tariff revenue and refill the Treasury’s coffers, now being depleted by refunds to importers, is a preeminent priority.
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But tariffs created using that statute can last for only 150 days, with any extension requiring congressional approval.
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In fact, the operating margin would have increased year over year if not for the surcharge dynamic.
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While gas prices have cooled in recent weeks, the wartime surcharge is still adding more than $360 million a day in higher gasoline costs.
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Export manager Shota Natroshvili is almost philosophical about the new excise taxes.
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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.
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The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office estimates that the proposal would generate tens of billions of dollars in the first few years, but that income tax revenues would subsequently decline by hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
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During those years, the Murrins used Duane Howell to prepare their joint federal income tax returns and returns for two partnerships in which Murrin was a general partner.
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The Brookhaven City Council unanimously approved a 40% hike in the city’s property tax rate earlier this week over loud opposition from some residents.
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The homeowners are seeking refunds on their property tax payments from that year.
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This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.
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There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.
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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surtax. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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