surtax

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Recent Examples of surtax Elliott hits Lamonts on several counts, but the main one is the governor’s resistance to follow Massachusetts and adopt a 4% surtax on annual incomes exceeding $1 million or so. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 Massachusetts passed a surtax on income over $1 million in 2022, and Washington State and Rhode Island plan to tax income over $1 million. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 6 May 2026 Africa’s most populous nation has introduced a 4% surtax - on top of standard import duties - for vehicles with engine sizes of 4,000 cubic centimeters and above, and 2% on those between 2,000 and 3,999 cc, according to an April 1 memo confirmed by Finance Minister Wale Edun to Bloomberg Wednesday. Ruth Olurounbi, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026 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. State House News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surtax
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Noun
  • Trump has slapped a 50% tariff on Canadian goods and plans to ban the country's dairy, alcohol and auto imports later this month, drawing retaliation from Ottawa.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The president has been publicly furious with the Supreme Court over its decisions against restricting birthright citizenship and his ability to issue tariffs unilaterally.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Orange County’s hotel tax is a 6-cent-per-dollar surcharge on hotel room and short-term rental stays, a lucrative funding source essentially dedicated to paying for tourism marketing and to building venues that create more tourism.
    Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In 2019, Amazon quietly changed its auction rules to include an undisclosed surcharge that would have to be paid by the online brands and sellers advertising on the platform.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Indiana went considerably further, temporarily suspending its fuel use and excise taxes.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In ordinary tax terminology, income, property, and estate taxes are often described as direct taxes, while sales, excise, and customs duties are generally characterized as indirect taxes.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In 2020, Diana Parks and her then 15-year-old daughter Ania moved into low-income tax credit housing at Apex Meridian West.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In July, China imposed a 20% income tax on assets moved into offshore trusts since 2023, closing a longstanding loophole used by wealthy families for asset protection and succession planning.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Last year, voters living around Aspen approved sales and property tax increases to specifically fund wildfire reduction.
    Jeff Todd, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The property tax burden is one major reason why there are few cranes in the sky in Cook County these days.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Miles called it a modern poll tax, which created a barrier for low-income individuals wanting to cast a ballot up until the 1960s in Texas.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.
    Linh Tat, Oc Register, 5 May 2026

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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surtax. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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