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withholding tax

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Definition of withholding tax

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

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Also, while a flat income tax is the same for everyone, its real-world impact isn’t the same.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2026
The county’s clerk-treasurers fear that setting individual municipal income tax rates could create competition among the cities and towns when individuals are deciding where to live within the county.

— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of income tax

Noun

The state of Connecticut has one of the highest property tax burdens in the nation and among the highest costs for energy and housing.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Amendment 3 passed, promising meaningful property tax relief to homeowners across our state.

— Julie Price, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of property 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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