tax burden

noun

: responsibility for paying a greater portion of taxes

The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class.

Examples of tax burden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My top issue is maintaining a budget that provides the first-tier services and amenities residents expect, without increasing the tax burden. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2024

The tax burden is lowest in Alaska, which has no state income tax and whose sales and excise taxes rank 46th. —Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024

The 2023 tax burden, meanwhile, was higher than in the previous year but the company expects that pressure on earnings to ease in the future. —Anna Cooban, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024

House Democrats last month proposed raising nearly $800 million more by legalizing and taxing online poker and increasing the tax burden for the wealthiest Marylanders and major corporations. —Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024

Originally, the term referred to policies that aimed to alleviate the tax burden for both businesses and individuals. —Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024

For example, WalletHub ranks California at #12 and Florida at #46 in overall tax burden by state. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024

The tax burden is now higher than at any time since the end of World War II. —Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024

Tax relief companies have limitations and can only provide partial assistance in reducing your tax burden. —Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024