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Recent Examples of withholding tax
In May, the Trump administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt through withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
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Annie Ma, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2025
The Trump administration in May ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments and began collecting on defaulted debt by withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2025
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
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Annie Ma, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2025
The Trump administration in May ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments and began collecting on defaulted debt by withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for withholding tax
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Residents also do not pay income tax, the South Dakota Department of Revenue said — further boosting the state’s affordability appeal.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Trump has claimed the tariff revenue has been so large that the duties may be able to replace the income tax.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Economists contend the city’s property tax system favors single-family homes, luxury condos and predominantly white neighborhoods overall — and puts more weight on multi-family buildings and homeowners in mostly Black neighborhoods.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Following the months-long delay of last year’s fall property tax bills, Cook County leaders announced this week that spring property tax bills would go out when they are supposed to, and that local government bodies would receive their revenue on time.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Proponents of the ballot initiative argue that Silicon Valley’s unmatched ecosystem of founders, investors, and talent is so alluring that no single tax would cause current and would-be billionaires to relocate.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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For instance, will the severance land in a single tax year and push your household into a higher bracket?—
Steve Hruby,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025
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In 1964: The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited both Congress and any of the states from imposing a poll tax or any other tax to vote in federal elections, was ratified.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Republicans meanwhile have pushed against expansion, especially by supporting voter ID laws, which can make voting more time consuming, and in some cases, may require people to pay fees to secure IDs (which critics liken to a poll tax).—
Time,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Last year, the county pushed for a temporary sales tax increase, Measure A, to help fill $330 million out of a $1 billion hole in federal assistance to the health care system.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The bill would exempt honeybee purchases from the sales tax, strengthen local food programs and change some truck weight requirements.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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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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“Withholding tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withholding%20tax. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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