tax-exempt
adjective
tax-ex·empt
ˌtaks-ig-ˈzem(p)t 
1
: exempted from a tax
2
: bearing interest that is free from federal or state income tax
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In 2018, the church, which is tax-exempt, purchased an adjacent residential building, McGiffert Hall, for forty-five million dollars.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Calendar-year tax-exempt organization returns normally due on May 15.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Brightline West, a bullet train project from billionaire investor Wes Eden to connect Las Vegas with suburban Los Angeles, is raising $2.5 billion from private investors with a tax-exempt bond offering.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Federal law prohibits tax-exempt charities such as this from campaigning for candidates, but this case was focused on the group’s violation of state law.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Calendar-year tax-exempt organization returns normally due on May 15.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Brightline West, a bullet train project from billionaire investor Wes Eden to connect Las Vegas with suburban Los Angeles, is raising $2.5 billion from private investors with a tax-exempt bond offering.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Federal law prohibits tax-exempt charities such as this from campaigning for candidates, but this case was focused on the group’s violation of state law.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Tax-exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax-exempt. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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