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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.
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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
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
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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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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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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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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
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The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.—
Chris McKenna,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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The mayor of Memphis weighs in Mayor Paul Young said In his weekly newsletter Friday that an ordinance now requires that 25% of xAI’s city property tax revenue be reinvested directly into neighborhoods within 5 miles of the facility.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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After that, the property is expected to bring in over $1 million a year in property tax revenue.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2025
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The deficit has been blamed on a series of pay raises totaling about 23% that were given to most employees in 2023 and to voters’ November rejection of a one-cent sales tax hike that would have raised $400 million a year.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Albritton floated a proposal to eliminate sales tax on clothing and shoes under $75.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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The second is increased withholding tax rates that would go up 5 percent a year, up to a potential cap of 20 percent over the statutory rate.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Import taxes on movies may look in some way like some sort of withholding tax on royalties, for example.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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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
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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
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Given that constituency’s heft on the Hill, Trump gets that falling short with them could complicate everything else on his agenda, from tax cuts to immigration enforcement to crypto regulation to his beloved tariffs.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Taxes The Senate text permanently extends the 2017 tax cuts, a major priority for President Trump.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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“Value-added tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value-added%20tax. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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