hidden tax

noun

Definition of hidden taxnext
as in income tax

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  1. income tax
  2. single tax
  3. property tax
  4. sales tax
  5. poll tax
  6. withholding tax
  7. value-added tax
  8. sin tax
Noun
  • Arkansas' top individual income tax rate was cut earlier this year from 4.4% to 3.9%, and the top corporate rate from 4.8% to 4.3%.
    Worth Sparkman, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
  • An investor who is in the 32% income tax bracket holding a muni bond with a tax-free yield of 3% would need to find a taxable issue with a 4.41% yield in order to generate the same level of income.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of income tax
Noun
  • By unifying the nation under a single tax regime, GST streamlined the complex web of indirect taxes and brought about greater transparency and efficiency in the system.
    Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In 2018, then-Senator Harris proposed a refundable tax credit for lower- and middle-income families, which would have provided cash payments of two hundred and fifty dollars a month for single tax filers and five hundred dollars a month for married couples.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Definition of single tax
Noun
  • This would push more property tax bills in the area above $10,000 per year, with owners often passing the cost onto their tenants.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This increase is mainly due to higher property tax expenses.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of property tax
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  • Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, was $66,000, resulting from a reduction in the accrual for sales tax.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
  • After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealers fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $177,581.
    Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of sales tax
Noun
  • Prior to council tax, there was poll tax which was so wildly unpopular, people began rioting across England.
    Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2024
  • But a Venezuelan passport costs more than $300, a price that amounts to a poll tax because few migrants can afford them.
    John Otis, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Definition of poll tax
Noun
  • Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Washington requires foreign financial institutions to disclose their American clients’ financial information to the U.S. Treasury and imposes a 30 percent withholding tax on certain payments to foreign financial institutions that don’t comply.
    Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Palestinian leaders say its ability to exercise effective governance has been effectively blocked by Israeli restrictions, which have included withholding tax revenues due under the Oslo accords.
    Ali Sawafta, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
Definition of withholding tax
Noun
  • Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.
    Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
Definition of value-added tax
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  • Among a litany of measures, including a major change to the government’s fiscal rules, Reeves is reported to be considering a sin tax raid.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Separately, the Browns, who still have more than half of their $92 million sin tax allocation remaining, are likely to receive $3.4 million from the City of Cleveland for repairs, cleveland.com reported previously.
    Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
Definition of sin tax
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