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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In theory, levies on imports incentivize firms to build manufacturing in the U.S. as a means of averting the tax burden.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 July 2025
The shift back to EBITDA may alleviate some of the tax burden on these companies in industries like farming and manufacturing.
—Cindy McGhee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Deductions reduce a filer's taxable income, which helps lower their tax burden.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025
New Jersey already has the fifth highest tax burden in the nation, as The Center Square reported.
—Tate Miller, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 July 2025
The shift back to EBITDA may alleviate some of the tax burden on these companies in industries like farming and manufacturing.
—Cindy McGhee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Deductions reduce a filer's taxable income, which helps lower their tax burden.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025
New Jersey already has the fifth highest tax burden in the nation, as The Center Square reported.
—Tate Miller, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for tax burden
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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