value-added tax

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Noun
  • 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.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • 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.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Akbar had already incorporated Hindus into the Mughal military and administrative system and abolished the jizyah (a poll tax historically levied on non-Muslims under Islamic law) as part of a policy of inclusion.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But that levy generates more than any other single tax at either level of government.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
  • Owens claimed the proposal illegally bundles unrelated subjects and could alter multiple constitutional articles under the guise of a single tax-reform measure.
    Jack Harvel June 2, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The anticipated pain of a massive property tax increase in Jersey City has been alleviated somewhat.
    Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • DeSantis’ property tax plan would have raised the homestead exemption to $250,000 from the current $50,000 cap.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • An economist that the city hired estimates that the tax increase will add $500 to $650 annually in taxes for the average family of four, despite the sales tax not being applied to groceries or medical supplies.
    Steve Large, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The conversation, hosted by the bank’s President of Business Banking, Sharon Miller, ranged from the upcoming sales tax increase to the value of the region’s airport.
    Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Once Vasquez applies for funding, the Missouri department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.
    Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • 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
  • The state reimposed its fuel tax earlier this month, adding to costs already pushed higher by rising oil prices due to global uncertainty and the latest conflict with Iran.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Kudos to Scott Maxwell for taking on Orange County Major Jerry Demings over plans to yet again squander a small fortune of local tax dollars on boondoggle tourism projects.
    Mike Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
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“Value-added tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value-added%20tax. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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