tax break
noun
: a lower tax rate than other people have
People with small children are being given a tax break.
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Here are some key things to know about the new tax break, according to Treasury officials.
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The council agreed Monday to allow the project to use tax-increment financing, which is essentially a tax break.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
If the server receives $25 as a tip in that example — or $5 above the mandatory tip — the $5 could be eligible for the tax break, according to the experts.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Said her home in Ann Arbor, Mich. was her principal legal residence getting a state tax break and a lower mortgage and insurance rate.
—Adeola Adeosun
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The council agreed Monday to allow the project to use tax-increment financing, which is essentially a tax break.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
If the server receives $25 as a tip in that example — or $5 above the mandatory tip — the $5 could be eligible for the tax break, according to the experts.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Said her home in Ann Arbor, Mich. was her principal legal residence getting a state tax break and a lower mortgage and insurance rate.
—Adeola Adeosun
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Tax break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20break. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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