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Recent Examples of single tax
Democrats have proposed reducing state tax deductions for people earning more than $300,000 to $1,000 for single tax return filers and $2,000 for joint filers, which is estimated would raise $95 million a year.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Before state taxes, single tax filers face federal income taxes and payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 21 July 2025
In 2025, the standard premium is $185 a month for joint tax filers earning $212,000 a year or less ($106,000 or less for single tax filers).
—Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Before state taxes, single tax filers face federal income taxes and payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 21 July 2025
In 2025, the standard premium is $185 a month for joint tax filers earning $212,000 a year or less ($106,000 or less for single tax filers).
—Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single tax
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In Idaho, the deadline to file both state and federal income tax returns for the 2025 tax year is Wednesday, April 15.—
Hali Smith
April 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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McCaughey is a Newsmax cable host who smiles big, talks fast and touts audacious promises — foremost among them, a vow to eliminate the income tax in Connecticut, an idea that was central to Republican Bob Stefanowski’s losing campaign for governor against Lamont in 2018.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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School budgets But what a cap on property tax increases could mean for area schools and other taxing districts that rely more heavily on property taxes is less clear.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Could proposed property tax cuts impact shops and other businesses?—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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Of the four candidates, Molina expressed the most support for a possible 2028 ballot measure to raise the city’s sales tax.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Data centers Some legislators have sought to eliminate a sales tax break for data centers, which has cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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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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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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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
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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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As gas prices continue to climb across the Bay Area, lawmakers are considering a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax, an idea that could save drivers about 18 cents per gallon.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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So the team asked for eight hundred and fifty million dollars in infrastructure improvements to make the property viable, along with property-tax relief in Arlington Heights.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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