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In 2018, after the Wave project was killed, Fort Lauderdale included the one-way pairs project as part of Broward County’s transportation surtax referendum initiative.
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2020, the project was awarded transportation surtax funding for the planning ($195,000), design ($780,000) and construction phases ($5.5 million).
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
The Massachusetts Teachers Association was also behind the successful effort to implement the 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million and the opposition to a question in 2016 that would have lifted the cap on the number of new or expanded charter schools each year.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Future of condo loan program Funding for the loans comes from the county surtax.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2020, the project was awarded transportation surtax funding for the planning ($195,000), design ($780,000) and construction phases ($5.5 million).
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
The Massachusetts Teachers Association was also behind the successful effort to implement the 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million and the opposition to a question in 2016 that would have lifted the cap on the number of new or expanded charter schools each year.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Future of condo loan program Funding for the loans comes from the county surtax.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surtax
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Even a modest reduction in crop yields, courtesy of honeybees dying off or beekeepers quitting the business, would force the U.S. to import more produce—which, with tariffs looming, is unlikely to come cheap.—
Joanna Thompson,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2025
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People need movies, and there’s been very little headwind from the talk of tariffs.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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LeBron said spend domestic and foreign like crazy and dis-enact the tax-rate cuts via a surcharge and go off the gold standard.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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And from June 15, cargo from Mediterranean ports to the East and Gulf Coast will get a $500 surcharge.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
16 May 2025
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Violations can lead to severe penalties, including disqualification of the IRA, deemed distributions, and excise taxes.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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But that’s not a compelling reason to prohibit an entire group of licensed, law-abiding citizens from participating in an activity that’s already tightly regulated by the state and self-sustaining through monies generated from license sales and excise taxes.—
Brandon Gleason,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
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Since that can have important income tax implications, and because the potential impact of different valuations on beneficiaries, many CPAs or other tax preparers (e.g., the attorney handling the estate) opt to get real numbers.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The package would cut taxes deeply – essentially making permanent the sweeping individual income tax provisions of Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as well as adding several temporary tax breaks to fulfill the president’s campaign promises.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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As of 2023, the median property tax for homeowners in New York City was $9,937, LendingTree found in a recent report.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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While Texas does not levy a personal income tax and has no state property tax, homeowners pay among the highest property taxes in the country to local governments.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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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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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surtax. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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