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Recent Examples of single tax 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 Prosecutors called Alvarez’s scheme one of the largest frauds ever committed by a single tax preparer. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024 George advocated a land tax: a single tax on land values. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for single tax 
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Noun
  • To be sure, many drivers do not claim the mileage deduction on their federal income tax returns.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The bill introduced by Blessing and Smith would also have provided free breakfast and lunch in schools and increased the share of state income tax revenue going to the Local Government Fund and the Public Library Fund from 1.7% to 2%.
    J.D. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • The forecasted deficit, staff said, can be attributed in part to the slowing of property tax growth following the pandemic.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Even though the deadline for property tax payments is Jan. 31, many Milwaukee residents like to pay prior to the start of the new year for tax purposes.
    Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 30 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
  • 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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  • Many of the projects are funded in part by Proposition 400, a dedicated sales tax approved by Maricopa County voters in 2004.
    Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your driveway total purchase price came to: $80,387.
    Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 29 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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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  • Eventually, this may lead to surprise tax bills and loss of medical care access for unknowing consumers. 4.
    Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This was neither a wealth tax nor a tax on buyers from out of state, but the proposal overlapped with both ideas.
    Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024

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