direct tax

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Recent Examples of direct tax 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 The analysis found that the state receives just 11 cents back in direct tax revenue for every dollar spent, and 23 cents back when supply chain ripples trickle down through the economy. Michael Paulson, New York Times, 17 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for direct tax
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Noun
  • 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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    PCMAG, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This raises the possibility that Florida’s lack of a state income tax is not the only—or possibly not even the primary—reason for high-income people to move there.
    Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The Legislature responded by proposing more than four times that amount this session across three bills, including the income tax cut.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As legislators in Jackson prepare to work out the differences between the House and Senate tax cut plans over the next month, Governor Tate Reeves (R) recently expressed his preference for the House proposal and a belief that the Senate plan doesn’t go far enough.
    Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Most Popular Most Popular Gov. Wes Moore pitches tax plan as defense against Trump.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The bill calls for property tax sharing if 100 or more students in a district’s boundaries attend a charter school.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Plus, Duggan proposes a 3-mill property tax cut that would lower the levy on a $100,000 home by $150.
    Annalise Frank, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.
    Chris McKenna, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This strategy, involves clustering donations in a single tax year to surpass the standard deduction and make itemizing worthwhile.
    James Brewer, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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