sales tax

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Recent Examples of sales tax After that May 1 meeting, the Hamilton County Growth Alliance, a dark money group advocating to use a portion of the county's sales tax to build a new arena, bought a radio ad to thank Dumas for calling for public hearings, though all three commissioners had noted the need for public hearings. Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 7 July 2025 After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to $99,782. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 6 July 2025 After making some cuts before fiscal year 2024-25, the council also supported a half-cent local sales tax measure on November’s ballot that would have raised about $20 million in city revenue over each of the next 10 years. Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 3 July 2025 For now, the city will track grocery tax bills filed at the state level; Tennessee House Republicans filed a bill to eliminate the state’s 4% sales tax on groceries in early December. Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sales tax
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Noun
  • The state has about a $4.6 billion budget, enough to hand out $1.3 billion in income tax cuts this year for middle-class residents and getting rid of the state’s tax on electricity usage.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
  • The income tax resulting from the sale of farmland to a qualified farmer can be deferred and paid in four annual installments.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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
Noun
  • 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
  • Canada withdrew that tax in order to restart trade talks with Washington.
    Anniek Bao,Vinay Dwivedi, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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