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Recent Examples of income tax
Even when backing out a $774 million income tax benefit that boosted per share earnings by 28 cents, JPMorgan topped estimates for the quarter.
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Most older Americans either already pay no federal income tax or make too much to qualify for the new breaks, according to Howard Gleckman, senior fellow at the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
—David Lightman
updated July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
In 2004, New Jersey raised its top income tax rate on high earners by 2.6 percentage points.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Trump’s bill also reduces the federal income tax that a variety of employees pay on tips and overtime wages.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Most older Americans either already pay no federal income tax or make too much to qualify for the new breaks, according to Howard Gleckman, senior fellow at the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
—David Lightman
updated July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
In 2004, New Jersey raised its top income tax rate on high earners by 2.6 percentage points.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Trump’s bill also reduces the federal income tax that a variety of employees pay on tips and overtime wages.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for income tax
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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Parcel taxes and the charges to repay local bonds are added to property tax bills.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
4 July 2025
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In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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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
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Increasing a countywide sales tax on gasoline to five cents per gallon from three cents per gallon to raise money for transportation and transit.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Residents also enjoy good incomes while paying relatively low property and sales tax bills—all factors that researchers used to measure affordability.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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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
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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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Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2021
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The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.—
Mimansa Verma,
Quartz,
10 Nov. 2022
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About 80% of American families saw their tax bill reduced when the initial cuts were passed in Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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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
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Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Income tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/income%20tax. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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