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Recent Examples of single tax
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.
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
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
In Oregon, $542 is subtracted from single tax filers’ paychecks.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024
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Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
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
In Oregon, $542 is subtracted from single tax filers’ paychecks.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single tax
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The state has about a $4.6 billion budget, enough to hand out $1.3 billion in income tax cuts this year for middle-class residents and getting rid of the state’s tax on electricity usage.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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The income tax resulting from the sale of farmland to a qualified farmer can be deferred and paid in four annual installments.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Wyandotte County residents may have to hand over a bit more cash when property tax bills go out this year, local government documents show.—
Sofi Zeman
July 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 July 2025
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Parcel taxes and the charges to repay local bonds are added to property tax bills.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
4 July 2025
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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
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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
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Increasing a countywide sales tax on gasoline to five cents per gallon from three cents per gallon to raise money for transportation and transit.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Residents also enjoy good incomes while paying relatively low property and sales tax bills—all factors that researchers used to measure affordability.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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But her defiance drew a warning from Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador of potential consequences if legislators update the law to include penalties such as the state withholding tax money.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
6 July 2025
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Once in default, the full remaining balance becomes immediately due, and the government can take action to recover the debt, such as garnishing wages or withholding tax refunds.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Apr. 2025
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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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Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
12 July 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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About 80% of American families saw their tax bill reduced when the initial cuts were passed in Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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Billions more help retain tax cuts for small and medium businesses while military contractors can expect billions more in weapons spending.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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“Single tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single%20tax. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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