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Recent Examples of income tax
Trump also supports some new cuts, including lowering the corporate income tax rate to 15%.
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David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The finding comes on top of the fact that the individual income tax cuts, while affecting many Americans, skewed toward most benefiting the rich, who pay the bulk of the nation’s income taxes.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Last year, the official kickoff date for the tax season was Jan. 29 for filing 2023 federal income tax returns.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The provision reduces businesses’ incentive to convert to a C corporation to get a lower corporate income tax rate.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The finding comes on top of the fact that the individual income tax cuts, while affecting many Americans, skewed toward most benefiting the rich, who pay the bulk of the nation’s income taxes.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Last year, the official kickoff date for the tax season was Jan. 29 for filing 2023 federal income tax returns.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The provision reduces businesses’ incentive to convert to a C corporation to get a lower corporate income tax rate.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for income tax
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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
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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
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The House budget proposal also prioritizes further property tax relief.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Some states are focusing on property tax relief in response to concerns about rising housing costs.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.—
Chris McKenna,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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Academics argue that while the government needs to find ways to raise money, that could come from taxing excess profits rather than a single tax that applies to all employers, big and small.—
Prarthana Prakash,
Fortune Europe,
26 Nov. 2024
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Taxing candy sales Among Healey’s tax policy changes is an effort to apply the sales tax to candy purchases, a shift the governor said could generate $25 million for Massachusetts.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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The ballot will also ask voters whether to approve renewing a public safety sales tax for 20 years to cover the costs of building a new municipal rehabilitation and detention center alongside other construction, operational and maintenance needs for law enforcement and emergency service providers.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The opinions expressed in this article are not intended to replace any professional or expert accounting and/or tax advice whatsoever.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Those bombs and bullets raining down on Gazans have been sent by the richest country on earth with my tax dollars.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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