direct tax

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Recent Examples of direct tax According to the Indian Ministry of Finance, direct tax revenues grew by roughly 14% to 18% year-over-year in the fiscal cycle immediately after the ban on the larger cash notes. Garth Friesen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 But economists and policy experts said the plan isn't likely to materialize, citing the implausibility of finding anywhere near $2 trillion in federal cuts, as well as the legislative hurdles in approving such a direct tax payment. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025 Again, importing workers from outside the U.S. that are predominantly indirect tax people into tax leadership roles in the U.S., which is predominantly a direct tax environment, is just not risk tolerance available. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Different rules for public and private schools Amendment 2 asks Kentucky voters whether or not the state should be allowed to direct tax dollars toward education outside the public school system. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for direct tax
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Noun
  • Normally, personal tax information -- even an individual's name and address -- is considered confidential and closely guarded within the IRS.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Elon Musk’s young bucks – often with no security clearances – are seeking access to sensitive personal tax information at the Internal Revenue Service.
    Bob Rawitch, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As Washington raises prices on everything for everybody, in Maryland, our income tax reform plan will ensure that 94% of Marylanders either get a tax cut or see no change in their taxes.
    Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Unless Congress acts, income tax rates will rise across the board.
    Ryan Ellis, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Semiconductors power most of the technology products of today’s ecosystem, and industry observers warned the cost could trickle down to consumers should Trump decide to impose an import tax on the chips or the products that host them.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Motorists, who make up the vast majority of transportation users, contribute 75% of the funding through the gas tax, other taxes and fees.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, she’s heard repeatedly that people need relief from high property tax bills.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Its data centers added $16 billion to Loudoun County’s $174 billion property tax base in 2024, the report said.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.
    Chris McKenna, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This strategy, involves clustering donations in a single tax year to surpass the standard deduction and make itemizing worthwhile.
    James Brewer, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Zhao points to instances where companies have threatened governments or regions with economic consequences, such as withholding tax revenue, if regulations are imposed.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Under an amendment to the federal law effective Jan. 3, the social security withholding tax of 5.85 percent is being levied against the first $13,200 of salaries and wages.
    Bernice Hoffman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

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