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Recent Examples of personal tax
In March, the government introduced a personal tax deduction for childcare expenses.
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Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 3 May 2022
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Much simpler changes to the tax code could raise revenue from rich people without forcing the IRS to estimate unrealized gains, Zwick said, including reducing the deduction for business income claimed on personal tax returns — a tax break created in President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
So if the pass-through entity — usually S Corporations or partnerships — pays the tax, then the individual owners can deduct the entity’s taxes on their personal tax returns, instead of their own state and local taxes.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
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Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 3 May 2022
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TaxAct, a popular do-it-yourself personal tax preparation solution with decades of experience, stands out for its simplicity.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Much simpler changes to the tax code could raise revenue from rich people without forcing the IRS to estimate unrealized gains, Zwick said, including reducing the deduction for business income claimed on personal tax returns — a tax break created in President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
So if the pass-through entity — usually S Corporations or partnerships — pays the tax, then the individual owners can deduct the entity’s taxes on their personal tax returns, instead of their own state and local taxes.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal tax
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Again, importing workers from outside the U.S. that are predominantly indirect tax people into tax leadership roles in the U.S., which is predominantly a direct tax environment, is just not risk tolerance available.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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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.Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 5 Feb. 2024
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An accompanying state constitutional amendment would set spending growth limits on the General Assembly and direct future revenue growth toward eliminating the personal income tax and corporate income tax.Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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South Carolina lawmakers have racked up a number of conservative policy victories in recent years (such as the enactment of income tax relief, school choice, and Certificate of Need repeal).Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Some believe that this type of 'golden passport' encourages money laundering and tax evasion.Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Facing lower tax revenues and higher operating costs, Ms. Bass did indeed approve a budget for the fire department’s current fiscal year that was $23 million less than the previous year.Heather Knight, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Aldermen then proceeded to outmaneuver the mayor to land a budget with no property tax increase.Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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California’s Proposition 13 the previous June, which immediately cut property tax rates by 60 percent, had shown that the real world prefers meat-axe, condition-less tax-rate cuts.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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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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But a Venezuelan passport costs more than $300, a price that amounts to a poll tax because few migrants can afford them.John Otis, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Personal tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20tax. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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