property tax

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Recent Examples on the Web In Columbus, Ohio, Microsoft is getting a 100% property tax abatement on a $420 million data center investment for 15 years. Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024 Bender regularly represents clients in sales, use, and property tax matters in his state and local tax practice. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 Every year, Julia Zhu’s husband would collect information on home values in their area, including their own appraisals, receipts and much more, then take a day off work to go argue at city offices why their property tax should be lower. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024 Buyers also can take advantage of the Neighborhood Enterprise Zone tax abatement, which provides up to 15 years of property tax savings for new construction. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for property tax 
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Noun
  • The adjusted withholding rates will boost paychecks and lower income tax for many Americans.
    Kelly Tyko, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
  • So far, the Republican presidential nominee has officially proposed eliminating income tax on tips, Social Security benefits and overtime pay.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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
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
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
Noun
  • On Thursday night, a divided South Bay Cities Council of Government, a joint power authority of 16 cities that doles out money from Measure R and Measure M, two local half-cent sales tax measures for transit projects, rejected Butts’ request to cover the funding gap needed to pay for the project.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The Gilbert Town Council on Tuesday approved a sales tax increase, with one member blaming a state law barring cities from collecting taxes on rent.
    Axios Phoenix, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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
Noun
  • Trump would also create tax exemptions that would reduce the revenues that fund these programs, according to studies by non-partisan groups like the Committee for a Responsible Budget.
    Ben Adler, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Getty Images The earnings limit for the 0% capital gains bracket will rise in 2025, which could offer tax planning opportunities, financial experts say.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars.
    Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023

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