surtax
noun
sur·tax
ˈsər-ˌtaks 
1
: an extra tax or charge
2
: a graduated income tax in addition to the normal income tax imposed on the amount by which one's net income exceeds a specified sum
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April tax collections beat the Healey administration’s expectation by more than $1 billion, driven by revenue from the surtax on annual income above $1 million and capital gains taxes, the Department of Revenue said.
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
Local taxes, some state-specific taxes in a handful of states, and a capital gains surtax on high earners in Minnesota are not included.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
In 2018, after the Wave project was killed, Fort Lauderdale included the one-way pairs project as part of Broward County’s transportation surtax referendum initiative.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2020, the project was awarded transportation surtax funding for the planning ($195,000), design ($780,000) and construction phases ($5.5 million).
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
Local taxes, some state-specific taxes in a handful of states, and a capital gains surtax on high earners in Minnesota are not included.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
In 2018, after the Wave project was killed, Fort Lauderdale included the one-way pairs project as part of Broward County’s transportation surtax referendum initiative.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2020, the project was awarded transportation surtax funding for the planning ($195,000), design ($780,000) and construction phases ($5.5 million).
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
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surtax
noun
sur·tax
ˈsər-ˌtaks
: an additional tax over and above a general tax
Legal Definition
surtax
noun
sur·tax
ˈsər-ˌtaks
: an additional tax over and above a normal tax
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