value-added tax

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Recent Examples of value-added tax 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 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 In the 18 months of the pandemic, more than half of the revenue for local governments have come from property, as corporate-income and value-added tax receipts declined. John Lee, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021 Under the region’s customs union, imports of pasta face a tariff of 20% and also value-added tax of 15%. The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value-added tax
Noun
  • The state has about a $4.6 billion budget, enough to hand out $1.3 billion in income tax cuts this year for middle-class residents and getting rid of the state’s tax on electricity usage.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
  • The income tax resulting from the sale of farmland to a qualified farmer can be deferred and paid in four annual installments.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Installment sale tax treatment allows sellers to recognize capital gains incrementally over time rather than in a single tax year.
    Shane Styne, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Wyandotte County residents may have to hand over a bit more cash when property tax bills go out this year, local government documents show.
    Sofi Zeman July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
  • Parcel taxes and the charges to repay local bonds are added to property tax bills.
    Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, city officials agreed to offer five-year sales tax rebates of up to 45% to incentivize the opening of grocery stores in lower-income neighborhoods.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
  • There could be a sales tax election in Clay County or Jackson County.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • But her defiance drew a warning from Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador of potential consequences if legislators update the law to include penalties such as the state withholding tax money.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 6 July 2025
  • Once in default, the full remaining balance becomes immediately due, and the government can take action to recover the debt, such as garnishing wages or withholding tax refunds.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • About 80% of American families saw their tax bill reduced when the initial cuts were passed in Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
    Tamara Keith, NPR, 11 July 2025
  • Canada withdrew that tax in order to restart trade talks with Washington.
    Anniek Bao,Vinay Dwivedi, CNBC, 11 July 2025

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