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Recent Examples of direct tax
But while Lee is backing a huge tax refund for corporations, his budget does not include any direct tax breaks for consumers: no holiday from the state’s 4% grocery tax like last year or 7% tax on diapers and formula is funded in his plan.
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 5 Feb. 2024
Different rules for public and private schools Amendment 2 asks Kentucky voters whether or not the state should be allowed to direct tax dollars toward education outside the public school system.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
For more information about ‘The Groundlings,’ or to direct tax deductible donation to the theatre or school, a please visit their website.
—Anne Easton, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
That means that if the state of New York makes up six percent of the US population, then exactly six percent of any direct tax imposed on the United States must be collected from New Yorkers.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 20 June 2024
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 5 Feb. 2024
Different rules for public and private schools Amendment 2 asks Kentucky voters whether or not the state should be allowed to direct tax dollars toward education outside the public school system.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
For more information about ‘The Groundlings,’ or to direct tax deductible donation to the theatre or school, a please visit their website.
—Anne Easton, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
That means that if the state of New York makes up six percent of the US population, then exactly six percent of any direct tax imposed on the United States must be collected from New Yorkers.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 20 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for direct tax
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Owners can upload two years of business and personal tax returns, a debt schedule, a year-to-date profit and loss statement, a balance sheet, and other necessary documents to expedite the process, facilitate the financial analysis and expedite the decision-making process.—
Brock Blake,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Elon Musk’s young bucks – often with no security clearances – are seeking access to sensitive personal tax information at the Internal Revenue Service.—
Bob Rawitch,
Orange County Register,
4 Mar. 2025
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Gains realized on investments sold within a one-year holding period are classified as short-term capital gains, which are taxed at your ordinary income tax rate.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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That way, the burden would fall on all Golden State taxpayers, not just Edison, PG&E and SDG&E customers — a much more equitable strategy, especially given California’s progressive income tax system, which requires higher earners to pay more.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Athletic’s Mark Carey recently introduced the ‘talisman tax’, which looks at the number of times a player had the last action within their team’s sequence of possession.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Two separate studies analyzing the financial impact on San Diego found that if the neighborhood were annexed into the city, enough tax revenue would be generated to pay for the costs.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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The property tax agreement says Chula Vista will continue to collect that revenue until LAFCO approves the annexation.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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Taylor said the district has saved homeowners $23 million through state property tax relief grants, which abate $2.5 million each year.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 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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Academics argue that while the government needs to find ways to raise money, that could come from taxing excess profits rather than a single tax that applies to all employers, big and small.—
Prarthana Prakash,
Fortune Europe,
26 Nov. 2024
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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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Prior to council tax, there was poll tax which was so wildly unpopular, people began rioting across England.—
Tanyel Mustafa,
refinery29.com,
12 Jan. 2024
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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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Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Washington requires foreign financial institutions to disclose their American clients’ financial information to the U.S. Treasury and imposes a 30 percent withholding tax on certain payments to foreign financial institutions that don’t comply.—
Nicholas Shaxson,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2018
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