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Recent Examples of income tax
Ahlgren then filed a false 2017 federal income tax return that substantially inflated the cost basis of the bitcoins.
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Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
The bill’s cuts to personal income tax rates expire at the end of 2025, which means Americans could see higher tax bills in the lead up to the midterm elections without an extension.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
The index also attributes the ranking to Indiana having a more straightforward income tax and reciprocity agreements with states like Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Catch up quick: Cox signed a law earlier this year slashing the state income tax rate from 4.65% to 4.55%.
Democrats and education advocates criticized the cut, arguing those funds should be spent on public schools and social services.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
The bill’s cuts to personal income tax rates expire at the end of 2025, which means Americans could see higher tax bills in the lead up to the midterm elections without an extension.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
The index also attributes the ranking to Indiana having a more straightforward income tax and reciprocity agreements with states like Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Catch up quick: Cox signed a law earlier this year slashing the state income tax rate from 4.65% to 4.55%.
Democrats and education advocates criticized the cut, arguing those funds should be spent on public schools and social services.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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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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And this is not even factoring in inevitable federal and state cuts that will have an outsized impact on our income and property tax assumptions.Tom Quirk, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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That includes a $1,000 increase in the maximum homeowner property tax deduction that was previously unsuccessfully pitched by Democrats and an expansion of property tax deductions for seniors and disabled veterans — ideas previously floated by Republicans.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2024
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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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Early 2025 The city will hire the transit improvement plan’s chief program officer, according to the mayor's office. Feb. 1, 2025 The sales tax surcharge of a half cent per dollar will go into effect in Davidson County.Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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The site is expected to generate 800 jobs and about $2.8 million in net sales tax revenue in its first year, increasing to over $9 million by the 10th year.Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2024
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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 money comes in the form of a tax credit, which lowers your final tax bill, says Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, a research organization working on saving energy.Julia Simon, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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For Americans overseas there are three main tax advantages available.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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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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