How to Use tax-free in a Sentence

tax-free

adjective
  • Some can’t be bothered with the concept of tax-free weekends.
    — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • So while Texas isn’t tax-free, your wage goes further here than in many other places.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Because who wouldn’t want tax-free money set aside for the future?
    — Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
  • What’s more, the income from an IRA is either tax-deferred or tax-free.
    — Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The most attractive advantage of a 529 plan is tax-free earnings, and these grow over some time.
    — Aaron W. Clarke, Cfp, Aif, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • What’s more, the income from muni bonds is tax-free for most Americans.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • For most of those people, the relief is a tax-free gift from the federal government.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2024
  • After decades of lax enforcement, many waiters in 1983 had come to view tax-free tips as a matter of right.
    — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Sometimes the savings are in the tax-free element and not the actual purchase price.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
  • Cheng added that Hong Kong is also in the midst of building an ambitious, tax-free art hub in a bid to lure more wealthy residents to the city.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
  • But, once your conversions are done, the tax-free income from Roth may lower your cost of Medicare.
    — D. Scott Kenik, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The reality is that out of the top 10 U.S. teams in the first 10 years under the salary cap, only Nashville was located in a tax-free state.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • New Jersey no longer has a tax-free holiday for school supplies.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
  • This allows the investment gains to grow, and withdrawals are tax-free in retirement.
    — Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
  • There are many strategies for making tax-free lifetime transfers of assets to loved ones.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The de minimis tax exemption allows packages worth less than $800 to be shipped into the U.S. tax-free and duty-free.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Wells Fargo said the tax-free electronics spinoff, set for Nov. 1, will unlock value.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
  • That means $5 trillion of wealth will be passed onto the next generation tax-free, Oxfam says.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Roth contributions at the start of your career can reap tax-free interest for decades.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Contributions to a Gold IRA may be tax deductible, and payouts may be tax-free or tax-deferred.
    — Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Changes to rules regarding tax-free investment accounts have accounted for some of the runup in share prices.
    — Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The silver lining of stocks’ sharp decline in 2022 is the fact that investors can build up their pot of tax-free retirement savings at a lower cost.
    — Cnbc Pro Staff, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The tax-free spinoff won't include the NBC or Telemundo broadcast networks.
    — Sara Fischer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • As the sales begin to rev up for 2023, Apple has listed the products that qualify for tax-free status on its website.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 19 July 2023
  • And of course, the deal is being structured as a tax-free spinoff, a structure that means that large-scale M&A cannot be done for at least two years in order to retain its tax-free status.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
  • One more way your work could help with your student loans: direct, tax-free contributions.
    — Cortlynn Stark, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2024
  • That gives them another decade of tax-free growth on their inheritance.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Taxpayers can take tax-free distributions from Roth IRAs opened for at least five years.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The money can be saved or invested to grow tax-free, and is tax-free when withdrawn and spent on eligible care or products.
    — Ann Carrns, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The equity in your home can be tapped tax-free to create a liquid reserve, provide a steady monthly income stream, or serve as a buffer during periods of market downturn.
    — James Lange, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

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