income tax

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Recent Examples of income tax The government can also garnish income tax refunds and Social Security benefits. Cory Turner, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026 Florida touts no state income tax, which translates to big bucks for billionaires like Zuckerberg. Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026 No wonder so many former New York taxpayers now call income tax-free Florida home. Nicole Malliotakis, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026 At the moment, the best way to do that is to submit the form electronically with your 2025 federal income tax return. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for income tax
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Noun
  • In 1964: The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited both Congress and any of the states from imposing a poll tax or any other tax to vote in federal elections, was ratified.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Republicans meanwhile have pushed against expansion, especially by supporting voter ID laws, which can make voting more time consuming, and in some cases, may require people to pay fees to secure IDs (which critics liken to a poll tax).
    Time, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In Delray Beach, almost all of our property tax goes to police and fire with additional revenue covering everything else.
    Delores Rangel, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Pappas has been one of the most vociferous critics of Tyler Technologies, the company that has been in charge of the rocky upgrade of the county’s property tax system, for more than a decade.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Proponents of the ballot initiative argue that Silicon Valley’s unmatched ecosystem of founders, investors, and talent is so alluring that no single tax would cause current and would-be billionaires to relocate.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
  • For instance, will the severance land in a single tax year and push your household into a higher bracket?
    Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The proposal Bryant presented intends to use three different methods to reach the equivalent of giving roughly 25% of DART sales tax back to cities — a threshold several cities supported previously.
    Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Palmdale and Lancaster — some of the poorest cities in the county — could wind up with some of the highest sales tax rates in the state if the measure passes.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In May, President Donald Trump's administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt through withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In May, the Trump administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt by withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
    Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.
    Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • On Tuesday, tech startup Altruist announced a new tax planning feature for Hazel, the company’s AI tool.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Opportunity Arkansas advocated for ending the grocery tax since our launch in 2022.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Income tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/income%20tax. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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