How to Use flat tax in a Sentence

flat tax

noun

• Two weeks ago the flat tax failed in the House on a tie vote.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 June 2021
• The flat tax would be phased in over four years, to be completed in 2026.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
• There needs to be an income tax, or a flat tax or some kind of tax.
  — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2019
• In fact, some city leaders called on the state to up the SSUT's 8 percent flat tax to 9 percent.
  — John Sharp, AL.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• In fact, moving to a flat tax is less of a leap in South Carolina than in most states.
  — Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 16 June 2022
• That will make Georgia the 13th state to adopt a flat tax, following Iowa’s 3.9% rate this month.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2022
• The far-right Northern League promised a flat tax rate of 15%, which would lower revenues.
  — The Economist, 17 May 2018
• Some states charge no income tax, but among those that do, Illinois is one of a few that has a flat tax.
  — Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, 12 Apr. 2018
• Critics have always charged—falsely—that a flat tax is a giveaway to the rich.
  — Steve Forbes, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
• The simplest is a carbon tax, which is usually just a flat tax levied on oil, gas and coal.
  — New York Times, 31 Oct. 2021
• The first five months of 2022, however, have already produced four new flat tax states.
  — Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 7 June 2022
• In Alaska, a flat tax of $50 per ounce is levied on bud, and $15 per ounce levied on trim, although some argue that the tax structure should be changed.
  — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2018
• The government has ended the wealth tax, and put a flat tax on financial income.
  — The Economist, 14 Apr. 2018
• Georgia was among the states where legislation was enacted in 2022 to go to a flat tax.
  — Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
• Massachusetts has a flat tax rate, which means everyone pays the same rate.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
• Naperville continues to see growth in its tax base, which contributes to the city’s ability to maintain a flat tax rate.
  — Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 25 Nov. 2020
• This is a proposal to scrap the state’s flat tax on income, replacing it with a progressive one.
  — The Economist, 21 June 2019
• In 1995, South Korea replaced its flat tax for waste disposal with a new system.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2020
• The parties’ draft policies so far echo their key campaign proposals -- a flat tax for the League, and Five Star’s citizen’s income for the poor.
  — John Follain, Bloomberg.com, 16 May 2018
• By contrast, a foreign resident who qualifies for the NHR scheme pays a flat tax of 20 percent for 10 years.
  — Susana Ferreira, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2022
• Kelly vetoed a similar bill, with a lower flat tax rate, last year.
  — Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
• Five times before, voters had rejected ballot measures to change the state’s flat tax rate.
  — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2022
• The dual rate appears to have earned the support of some Republicans who voted against the flat tax earlier this year.
  — Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
• In the prior year, Macron had slashed the nation’s wealth tax and established a flat tax on capital gains, earning him the moniker président des riches.
  — Stephen Paduano, The New Republic, 13 June 2019
• Parts of the flat tax legislation were referred to this fall's ballot for voter approval.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2022
• Related Passage of the Mass. ‘millionaires tax’ amends the state’s flat tax rateThe ‘millionaires tax’ passed.
  — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022
• The plan calls for some pay raises, some money for education and calls for a controversial flat tax.
  — Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2021
• But the budget also has a provision adjusting the flat tax downward for those Arizonans, so no one will pay a top rate above 4.5%.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 30 June 2021
• Here’s one — even just the 1 percent increase in the flat tax would be monumental to a working mother on a marginal income.
  — Chicago Tribune, Lake County News-Sun, 10 June 2019
• The outline calls this tax regime a stop on the way to a pure consumption tax, but says the ultimate system could be a national sales tax, a business transfer tax, a flat tax, or a cash flow tax.
  — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Sep 2024