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Recent Examples of withholding tax
Once Vasquez applies for funding, the Missouri department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.
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Max Rego,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
Non-qualified earnings face the 30% withholding tax for NRAs, plus a 10% penalty if under 59½, unless an exception applies.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.
—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
Non-qualified earnings face the 30% withholding tax for NRAs, plus a 10% penalty if under 59½, unless an exception applies.
—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for withholding tax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withholding tax
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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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But that levy generates more than any other single tax at either level of government.
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Owens claimed the proposal illegally bundles unrelated subjects and could alter multiple constitutional articles under the guise of a single tax-reform measure.
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There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.
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Akbar had already incorporated Hindus into the Mughal military and administrative system and abolished the jizyah (a poll tax historically levied on non-Muslims under Islamic law) as part of a policy of inclusion.
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Assisting with payroll tax issues, sales tax audits, and business restructuring to satisfy tax obligations.
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Voters passed an extension of the Crime Prevention Program, a sales tax that funds the city’s police department, during the May 2 election.
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Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.
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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.
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“Withholding tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withholding%20tax. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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