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Recent Examples of withholding tax
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.
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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
Under an amendment to the federal law effective Jan. 3, the social security withholding tax of 5.85 percent is being levied against the first $13,200 of salaries and wages.
—Bernice Hoffman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Washington requires foreign financial institutions to disclose their American clients’ financial information to the U.S. Treasury and imposes a 30 percent withholding tax on certain payments to foreign financial institutions that don’t comply.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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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
Under an amendment to the federal law effective Jan. 3, the social security withholding tax of 5.85 percent is being levied against the first $13,200 of salaries and wages.
—Bernice Hoffman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Washington requires foreign financial institutions to disclose their American clients’ financial information to the U.S. Treasury and imposes a 30 percent withholding tax on certain payments to foreign financial institutions that don’t comply.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for withholding tax
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Some provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill won’t impact Tennessee, as the state does not have an income tax.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The plan also draws on redirecting corporate income tax revenues and removing the 6% sales tax from fuel sales to allow for a 20-cent-per-gallon hike in the fuel tax, while leaving the price paid at the pump about the same.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In 2011, the Wisconsin State Legislature altered the property tax levy formula limits, eliminating the 2% ceiling that local municipalities could draw from taxpayers in places where new construction couldn't justify a larger levy increase.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Given that several local taxing entities adopted budgets that include collecting additional property tax revenues in 2026, residents are preparing to see their bills increase further.—
Sofi Zeman
October 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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These interest rules apply if, in a single tax year, the related CFC payer incurs both interest expense that is eligible for the section 954(c)(6) exception (section 954(c)(6) interest expense) and other interest expense.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have proposed reducing state tax deductions for people earning more than $300,000 to $1,000 for single tax return filers and $2,000 for joint filers, which is estimated would raise $95 million a year.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 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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Kewaunee County introduced a sales tax that continues today.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers have promised that schools and local governments, which receive a large share of the sales tax revenue the state collects, will be held harmless by the shift.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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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