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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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Normally, personal tax information -- even an individual's name and address -- is considered confidential and closely guarded within the IRS.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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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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The second type of problem involved individual taxpayers who faced tax time headaches when trying to claim the credit when filing 2024 income tax returns.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Arizona and North Dakota (both 2.5%) have the lowest among states with an income tax.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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He's tasked with carrying out the other part of the president's economic agenda, sweeping tax cuts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The White House projects the plan will bring in over $1 trillion in new tariff revenue annually, which Trump has said will be used to fund tax cuts.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Smith said the decline led to a $25-million annual loss in property tax revenue, and that loss will compound over the next few years.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The new apartments will be built in an area already designated as a TIF district, which means the developers can get access to some of the money from excess property tax revenue as the area increases in value to help with redevelopment costs.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 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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“Direct tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/direct%20tax. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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