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Recent Examples of surtax
This is a similar split to past years, and tends to even out as lawmakers later in the year take up a supplemental budget to allocate surplus surtax funds.
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State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Van Hollen would slap a surtax on every dollar of income over $1 million, which would pay for the tax cuts for lower incomes.
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ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
The surtax would apply not only to wage income but also to capital gains and other investment income.
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Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
The Yale Budget Lab has estimated the surtax would affect about 615,000 filers.
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Jeff Stein The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Van Hollen would slap a surtax on every dollar of income over $1 million, which would pay for the tax cuts for lower incomes.
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ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
The surtax would apply not only to wage income but also to capital gains and other investment income.
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Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
The Yale Budget Lab has estimated the surtax would affect about 615,000 filers.
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Jeff Stein The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surtax
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Trump bought Apple, Nvidia and other tech giants before tariff reversal fueled rebound, according to a CNBC analysis.
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Keeping the rescue open has been a challenge Even as wounds from the COVID era began to heal, Gordon said tariffs threatened any progress the rescue was able to make.
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In light of these moves, the $200 surcharge feels like a relatively small ongoing cost to receive the biggest software update to the iPhone in years.
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The surcharge, imposed on non-primary residences valued by the city at more than $1 million, was first proposed in April, approved in May and officially took effect this week.
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Kentucky and North Carolina are pioneering new excise taxes on prediction market operators' fees, aiming to close the tax advantage.
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If passed, Initiative 175 would direct the spending of our fuel excise taxes and sales taxes on motor vehicles on roads to be exclusively on transportation and the State Patrol.
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The 34 measures include cuts to income tax for low- and middle income families, an overhaul of the creaking pension system, tougher rules for employees' sick leave and a reduction of the country's stifling bureaucracy.
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Supporters also point to other states that have eliminated their income tax and cast the proposal as a way to attract businesses and new residents.
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The anticipated pain of a massive property tax increase in Jersey City has been alleviated somewhat.
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DeSantis’ property tax plan would have raised the homestead exemption to $250,000 from the current $50,000 cap.
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This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.
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There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.
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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surtax. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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