sales tax
noun
: a tax levied on the sale of goods and services that is usually calculated as a percentage of the purchase price and collected by the seller
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Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, was $66,000, resulting from a reduction in the accrual for sales tax.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealers fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $177,581.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The measure would enact a half-percent sales tax to fund homeless services, doubling and replacing the current quarter-percent sales tax in place through Measure H.
With Measure G, voters appear to be deadlocked, with 50.2% voting yes and 49.7% voting no.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Here's a more specific breakdown of what both would do if approved by voters:
Proposition 490 would create a 0.15% sales tax for 30 years that would generate $1.2 billion to maintain city parks and the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealers fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $177,581.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
The measure would enact a half-percent sales tax to fund homeless services, doubling and replacing the current quarter-percent sales tax in place through Measure H.
With Measure G, voters appear to be deadlocked, with 50.2% voting yes and 49.7% voting no.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Here's a more specific breakdown of what both would do if approved by voters:
Proposition 490 would create a 0.15% sales tax for 30 years that would generate $1.2 billion to maintain city parks and the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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