direct tax

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Recent Examples of direct tax Once the district is complete, Foltz projects the city of Anaheim will receive $10 million annually in direct tax revenue, primarily from resort-fee-style taxes on hotel room stays, although the hotels are not expected to be completed until late 2028 or beyond. Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Until then, replacing a direct tax with an invisible one only makes accountability harder and does little to make prosperity easier. Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Twenty states have tax-credit scholarships, 16 have Education Savings Accounts, 10 plus the District of Columbia have vouchers, five have direct tax credits and two have tax-credit educations savings accounts, per the analysis by Education Week. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 According to the Indian Ministry of Finance, direct tax revenues grew by roughly 14% to 18% year-over-year in the fiscal cycle immediately after the ban on the larger cash notes. Garth Friesen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for direct tax
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Noun
  • Senate Bill 684 was introduced earlier this year and contained a provision to limit the use of the state’s personal tax credit for educational choice to private schools accredited by accreditors approved by the state board of education.
    Michael McShane, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • With the presidential election cycle complete and key policy decisions on the horizon, investors are paying close attention to potential changes in tariffs, corporate and personal tax rates, regulations, and fiscal policy.
    Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The recall campaigns were led by those who fiercely opposed the Democratic lawmakers' support for a personal income tax hike proposed by then-Gov. James Blanchard.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
  • There is no tax treaty with the U.S. barring double taxation, but the U.S. foreign tax credit affords substantial relief and the Montenegro income tax rate tops out at just 15%.
    William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Billions more help retain tax cuts for small and medium businesses while military contractors can expect billions more in weapons spending.
    Jim Sergent, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • The deduction provisions are not permanent but were written to expire after the 2028 tax year.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Wyandotte County residents may have to hand over a bit more cash when property tax bills go out this year, local government documents show.
    Sofi Zeman July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
  • Parcel taxes and the charges to repay local bonds are added to property tax bills.
    Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
  • In 2025, the standard premium is $185 a month for joint tax filers earning $212,000 a year or less ($106,000 or less for single tax filers).
    Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • But her defiance drew a warning from Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador of potential consequences if legislators update the law to include penalties such as the state withholding tax money.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 6 July 2025
  • Once in default, the full remaining balance becomes immediately due, and the government can take action to recover the debt, such as garnishing wages or withholding tax refunds.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 Apr. 2025

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