tax-exempt
adjective
tax-ex·empt
ˌtaks-ig-ˈzem(p)t 
1
: exempted from a tax
2
: bearing interest that is free from federal or state income tax
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Tax forms for the national Indivisible, a tax-exempt social welfare group, show the group reported $5 million in assets in 2024.
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Nate Testman, the fund's interim director, said the agency has ramped up efforts to preserve properties by working with owners and using tax-exempt bonds to help finance renovations.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Defend the 612 appears to do business as the tax-exempt entity.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
The city would offer the incentives under the state’s Chapter 100 bond program, which allows a municipality to loan out its tax-exempt status to incentivize economic development.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Nate Testman, the fund's interim director, said the agency has ramped up efforts to preserve properties by working with owners and using tax-exempt bonds to help finance renovations.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Defend the 612 appears to do business as the tax-exempt entity.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2026
The city would offer the incentives under the state’s Chapter 100 bond program, which allows a municipality to loan out its tax-exempt status to incentivize economic development.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
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