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Recent Examples of income tax
Tariff tax base is ‘a lot smaller’ than income tax
Some policy experts have questioned how much revenue the duties could bring in, compared with the federal income tax.
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
That epic event, however, has obscured another enduring success of our greatest president — the first progressive income tax to help finance public works essential to a growing economy.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
About half of the people getting Social Security do not pay federal income tax on their benefits, according to the Congressional Research Service.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Before World War II, less than 1% of Americans paid an income tax of only 1% of net income, which had been established by the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1913.
— Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
That epic event, however, has obscured another enduring success of our greatest president — the first progressive income tax to help finance public works essential to a growing economy.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
About half of the people getting Social Security do not pay federal income tax on their benefits, according to the Congressional Research Service.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Before World War II, less than 1% of Americans paid an income tax of only 1% of net income, which had been established by the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1913.
— Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for income tax
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Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The legislation is overwhelmingly weighted in favor of developers, who receive significant property tax breaks atop the ability to override local zoning controls, including historic designations that are meant to protect historically and architecturally significant buildings and districts.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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If passed by the House and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the property tax measures would appear on the November 2026 ballot and would require 60% of the vote to be added to the state’s constitution.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2025
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Installment sale tax treatment allows sellers to recognize capital gains incrementally over time rather than in a single tax year.—
Shane Styne,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.—
Chris McKenna,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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Elsewhere on the ballot, policy analyst Charlene Wang held 50% of first-place votes in a race to fill an Oakland City Council vacancy, while voters were favoring by 64% a sales tax intended to ease the city’s budget crisis.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Senate Democrats also proposed Monday amendments for housing credits, child care expansion, and exempting sales tax for menstrual products and adult diapers.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Zhao points to instances where companies have threatened governments or regions with economic consequences, such as withholding tax revenue, if regulations are imposed.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Under an amendment to the federal law effective Jan. 3, the social security withholding tax of 5.85 percent is being levied against the first $13,200 of salaries and wages.—
Bernice Hoffman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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Marginal tax brackets for tax year 2025 Single filers The table shows the income brackets for married couples filing jointly for the 2025 tax year.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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To make things even better, the bill requires these fees to be linked to inflation and should be increased each year, until 2034 when the tax expires for unelectrified vehicles, or 2035, the last year that EVs and hybrids would be taxed like this.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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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 3 May. 2025.
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