How to Use taxation in a Sentence
taxation
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The rules for state taxation on trusts vary greatly and can reach as high as 10% in some states.
— Halsey Schreier, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 -
To live and let live, with the least taxation for the most convenient services.
— Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024 -
Teens will learn about the purpose of taxation — and how and when to complete their taxes.
— Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023 -
First of all, this goes back to the taxation discussion.
— Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024 -
This would eliminate one of the rounds of taxation levied at the point of the tea’s sales to middlemen within Britain.
— The Editors, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023 -
What’s certain is that a change in the taxation of tips would affect millions.
— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024 -
Governments have laws and armies and taxation to back their cause.
— Telis Demos, WSJ, 12 May 2022 -
Biden’s plan amounts to a reversal of the trend and a return to heavy taxation of U.S. companies.
— Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 9 July 2021 -
In the case of the royal family, taxation is at worst a minor concern.
— Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 -
What if cities and townships had not had the power of taxation for streets and roads or if states had not used tax money to build highways?
— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2024 -
In the broadest sense, the SALT deduction shifts spending and taxation power down to the state level.
— Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Nov. 2021 -
Sales taxes are the most regressive form of taxation, because poor people feel the burden more than the rich.
— Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 -
Here is a comparison of the three different types of taxation and the outcomes.
— Jeff Kirshner, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 -
The taxation committee assumes that 75% of the tax is borne by capital and 25% by labor.
— Richard Rubin, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 -
In modern times, the calamity from which the trust is typically kept safe is taxation.
— Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2021 -
The fact is there aren’t any loopholes in the tax code that allow high-income people to escape income taxation.
— Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 12 Mar. 2022 -
The items exempt from taxation, and the dates when holidays are in effect, can be quite arbitrary.
— Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2023 -
The European country has made few changes to its taxation policy over the years.
— Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 Dec. 2024 -
Rather than a general increase in taxation or public debt, attach those costs to the cause.
— Don Lincoln, CNN, 6 Oct. 2021 -
So the net effect of this is reducing taxation on wealthy people.
— Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2022 -
That rate might be increased by the 3.8% net investment income tax and state and local taxation.
— Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 23 June 2021 -
This approach has now been copied by governments the world over — not just on taxation but on everything.
— Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2022 -
By the way, taxation in Europe is less progressive than ours, with the middle class paying a far higher share.
— WSJ, 10 Aug. 2021 -
Godfroy began his legal fight against taxation in the late 1800s.
— Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2022 -
Some lawmakers have been strongly opposed to that idea in the past, saying the state would have no control over how many plants were grown in each home and the state would not share in taxation.
— Christopher Keating, courant.com, 6 Apr. 2021 -
On the question of equity, there is also the claim that capital-gains tax is a form of double taxation.
— The Editors, National Review, 28 Apr. 2021 -
Most countries under-utilize taxation as a tool to improve public health, said the WHO.
— Elina Ganatra, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023 -
Also, the taxation system is similar between the App Store and Google Play.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Oct. 2021 -
The standard deduction, which is the amount of income protected from taxation, got stronger in 2025.
— Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 -
The contradictions of the incoming administration's intentions on trade and taxation.
— Adam N. Michel, National Review, 10 Dec. 2024
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