tax burden

noun

: responsibility for paying a greater portion of taxes

The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class.

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Tyrone Keys, a 20-year real estate and financial services professional with Soldiers of Finance, told Spotlight on Maryland that while some property owners may be pleased to see an increase in their home values, the potential resulting tax burden could present challenges. —

Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025 How to get around a crushing tax burden that only corporations interested in developing the land could afford? —

Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024 For example, the biggest import tax burden would fall on machinery, electronics and electrical machinery, according to the Peterson Institute analysis of current trade flows and tariff rates. —

Matt Egan, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024 This is consistent with the plain language of Gann and is more than warranted given California’s heavy tax burden. —

Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tax burden