supertax

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  1. surtax
  2. tariff
  3. income tax
  4. excise
  5. property tax
  6. surcharge
Noun
  • The plans will see the top marginal income rate raised to 39.6 percent, from the current 37 percent, and the rate on two Medicare surtaxes increased from 3.8 percent to 5 percent for those earning more than $400,000.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Illinois In Illinois, voters will consider a proposal to create a 3% surtax on income over $1 million.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of surtax
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  • The National Retail Federation warned that U.S. consumers could lose $46 billion to $78 billion in spending power each year if Trump imposes new tariffs.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
  • But Chinese officials laser-focused on stabilizing their faltering economy are also mindful of the tariffs of 60% or more that Trump has vowed to impose on all Chinese imports.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of tariff
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  • Trump has suggested cutting the corporate tax rate and has floated some income tax cuts too.
    Li Zhou, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Trump's plan would mostly help middle- and high-income retirees, given that low-income retirees often don't make enough to pay federal income tax on their benefits, according to tax experts.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of income tax
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  • In the nineteenth century, the United States had high tariffs, domestic excise taxes (sales taxes), and no income tax.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • In addition, businesses whose products and services incur high costs on governments and infrastructure–think excise taxes on diesel fuel and tires for trucking—also rightly pay more.
    Eileen McCarron, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of excise
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  • Georgia is one of eight states with property tax measures on the ballot.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And Seattle voters will weigh in on a $1.55 billion transportation levy, the largest property tax measure in city history.
    Melissa Santos, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of property tax
Noun
  • Lufthansa recently announced surcharges of up to €72 per ticket to cover part of the costs of increasing environmental requirements.
    Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In the past Starbucks has justified the surcharge by citing the higher cost of purchasing and stocking these products.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of surcharge
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