sales tax
noun
: a tax levied on the sale of goods and services that is usually calculated as a percentage of the purchase price and collected by the seller
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Taxing candy sales Among Healey’s tax policy changes is an effort to apply the sales tax to candy purchases, a shift the governor said could generate $25 million for Massachusetts.
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The ballot will also ask voters whether to approve renewing a public safety sales tax for 20 years to cover the costs of building a new municipal rehabilitation and detention center alongside other construction, operational and maintenance needs for law enforcement and emergency service providers.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
Tensions boiled over after Miami Beach commissioners rescinded a ballot question that would have let residents decide whether to impose a 1% sales tax dedicated to funding homeless services.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The governor’s proposal ends sales tax exemptions for billable services like speaking with an attorney for legal advice or meeting with a financial adviser.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The ballot will also ask voters whether to approve renewing a public safety sales tax for 20 years to cover the costs of building a new municipal rehabilitation and detention center alongside other construction, operational and maintenance needs for law enforcement and emergency service providers.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
Tensions boiled over after Miami Beach commissioners rescinded a ballot question that would have let residents decide whether to impose a 1% sales tax dedicated to funding homeless services.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The governor’s proposal ends sales tax exemptions for billable services like speaking with an attorney for legal advice or meeting with a financial adviser.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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