surtax

noun

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Recent Examples of surtax Future of condo loan program Funding for the loans comes from the county surtax. — Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025 Massachusetts collected about $1.8 billion from the new levy through the first nine months of fiscal year 2024, more than $800 million more than the surtax spending Beacon Hill built into the annual state budget. — State House News Service, Boston Herald, 23 June 2024 The fiscal 2025 budget is supported by $1.3 billion in revenue generated from the state’s 4 percent surtax on household income above $1 million, on top of the general state revenue foundation of $40.2 billion that lawmakers and the administration agreed to months ago. — State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 July 2024 Current Stealth Taxes include the taxation of Social Security benefits, the Medicare premium surtax, and the 3.8% net investment income tax. — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for surtax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surtax
  1. tariff
  2. surcharge
  3. excise
  4. income tax
  5. property tax
  6. poll tax
Noun
  • Wednesday’s announcement, which came alongside a set of sweeping new tariffs, gives customs officials, retailers and logistics companies more time to prepare.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Still, the timing of the tariffs and downturn couldn’t be worse for entertainment companies, which will begin their upfront conversations with media buyers in the coming weeks.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of tariff
Noun
  • What to know about egg surcharges Which companies offer the best store experience?
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The terms and conditions state that the McLoughlin that gets picked to run the bar will be responsible for paying all taxes, insurance, fees and surcharges.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of surcharge
Noun
  • That something was the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, which closed income-tax loopholes and increased excise taxes on cigarettes and phone service.
    — Justin Fox, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The company executed a stock repurchase program, acquiring approximately 5.3 million shares for $105.4 million, including excise taxes.
    — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of excise
Noun
  • 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
  • Arizona and North Dakota (both 2.5%) have the lowest among states with an income tax.
    — Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of income tax
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of property tax
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of poll tax

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