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Examples of income tax in a Sentence
Federal income tax will be deducted from your pay.
The new law will lower income taxes for most taxpayers.
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The move was part of an overhaul aimed at eventually phasing out the state's individual income tax altogether which also extended the state sales tax to more services.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Residents of these remote villages rely on VITA to prepare free income tax returns.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
Texas doesn’t levy any individual income tax, while California has the highest rate in the U.S.
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Ryan Johnston, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined above
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“Income tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/income%20tax. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
income tax
nounˈin-(ˌ)kəm-
: a tax on the income of a person or business
Legal Definition
income tax
noun
: a tax on the net income of an individual or a business compare excise, property tax
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