withholding tax

noun

Definition of withholding taxnext
as in income tax

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Recent Examples of withholding tax The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits. — Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026 Non-qualified earnings face the 30% withholding tax for NRAs, plus a 10% penalty if under 59½, unless an exception applies. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 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, 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 See All Example Sentences for withholding tax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withholding tax
  1. income tax
  2. property tax
  3. poll tax
  4. sales tax
  5. value-added tax
  6. sin tax
Noun
  • Unlike the income tax, though, the property tax is regressive, meaning its rate is not adjusted to reflect a payer’s earnings or wealth.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit allows eligible taxpayers to receive a federal income tax credit of up to $1,700 for contributions to qualifying scholarship granting organizations (SGOs).
    — Claudia Nachtigal, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of income tax
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  • In Miami-Dade, apartment renters could find themselves on the hook for an extra $291 per year to pay off their landlords’ higher property tax bills.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Support for the project included historic tax credits alongside property tax exemptions through Port KC.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of property tax
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  • 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
Definition of poll tax
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  • In a news release, the agency said funding sources for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project included Measures R and M, two local sales tax measures for transit, and an $893-million grant from the federal government.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Voters previously approved a quarter-cent sales tax in 2020 and a half-cent sales tax in 2016.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of sales tax
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  • 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
  • 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
Definition of value-added tax
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  • 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
  • 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
Definition of sin tax

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