How to Use taxpayer in a Sentence
taxpayer
noun-
The greater the subsidy, the greater the prospective burden on taxpayers.
— Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2024 -
April 15 is the deadline for most (but not all) taxpayers in the US to file their returns.
— Andrew Torgan, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024 -
Half of Michigan taxpayers are owed more than $888 and half are owed less than that.
— Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2023 -
The money for this will come from a fund that banks pay into, rather than from taxpayers.
— Hanna Ziady, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023 -
The tweet went on, Biden and the Dems continue to send Ukraine billions of taxpayer dollars.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 May 2024 -
In the end, almost one billion dollars of taxpayer money were spent to get half the results on which the grants were premised.
— Peter Greene, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022 -
That means Wasserman — the man in charge of organizing the Games — will be the one to take the blame if the city goes over the $7-billion budget and taxpayers have to cover the cost.
— Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024 -
The promise that Chicago taxpayers wouldn’t pay a penny was far from true.
— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024 -
Follow the money: The move costs taxpayers nothing extra, per the RTA.
— Joe Guillen, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024 -
And since the companies would have to send the 1099-K forms to both the taxpayers and the IRS, the agency would be able to spot people who are failing to report income.
— Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023 -
Dougall’s office reached out to all the tax assessors in Utah for taxpayer data.
— Rob Winder, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023 -
The taxpayer group is asking the Supreme Court to temporarily halt the program.
— John Fritze, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022 -
Friday's resource fair for taxpayers is the second such event this year.
— Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2023 -
The governor must right-size state funding and ensure taxpayers aren’t left on the hook for her failure.
— Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023 -
Still, many taxpayers seem to believe that the CTA doesn't apply to them but to big corporations.
— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024 -
After 15, the taxpayer will need to contact their clerk's office for more information and to pay the amount due.
— Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024 -
In fact, no American taxpayer dollars were involved in the hostage deal.
— Peter Baker, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023 -
So too are the overwhelmed hotels of Manhattan, crammed at taxpayer expense with migrants from all over the world.
— Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 10 Oct. 2023 -
What a waste of taxpayer dollars — the city has just subsidized swim lesson costs for a great deal of families who can pay for swim lessons.
— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2024 -
And that just gives them a competitive advantage over taxpayers who are compliant and try to want to do the right thing.
— Robert Goulder, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 -
The property is still costing taxpayers thousands of dollars a day, and will drain the city of millions of dollars every year for decades to come.
— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024 -
Most taxpayers in America—a whopping 80%—report wages and salaries on their tax returns each year.
— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024 -
The end of December valuation compares very badly with the cost to the Malaysian taxpayer.
— Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023 -
Some critics argue that taxpayer money shouldn’t go to such schools.
— Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023 -
There were also questions around whether Boccia’s trips with him had been paid for with taxpayers’ money.
— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024 -
Democrats used taxpayer money to pick winners and losers in the economy, and those winners didn’t even succeed.
— Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2022 -
The taxpayer tally continues to tick up following the council’s latest move to hire a third law firm.
— Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 12 July 2023 -
Halbrook said the state is once again using its taxpayer funds to help people who are not taxpayers of Illinois.
— Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024 -
That critical role makes Treasury a prime target for fraudsters seeking to steal from taxpayers.
— Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024 -
Budgets need to be evaluated to ensure the public and taxpayers that what they are being asked to pay for is being managed correctly and efficiently!
— Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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