sales tax

noun

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Recent Examples of sales tax Data centers Georgia has a sales tax exemption for large data centers. — AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Prop 137 diverts money from the state's current sales tax on sporting goods to conservation, wildfire risk mitigation and outdoor recreation programs. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The three-eighths-cent sales tax was first proposed by Marshall Hospital, the only acute care hospital on El Dorado County’s West Slope, and later supported by the El Dorado County Fire Chiefs Association. — Haley Parsley october 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Promise Place is financially supported by state and federal tax credits and funding from the city’s Housing Trust Fund and Central City Economic Development sales tax. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sales tax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales tax
  1. income tax
  2. poll tax
  3. property tax
  4. value-added tax
  5. withholding tax
  6. tax
  7. sin tax
  8. tariff
Noun
  • But income tax thresholds remain frozen and the chancellor could even reduce these for additional rate taxpayers.
    — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Donors can avoid capital gains tax on the appreciation and claim an income tax deduction by donating private shares.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of income tax
Noun
  • Miles called it a modern poll tax, which created a barrier for low-income individuals wanting to cast a ballot up until the 1960s in Texas.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 5 May 2026
Definition of poll tax
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  • Mueller said property tax increases are the likely alternative.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • City officials projected that development projects would bring thousands of new jobs and residents while generating additional sales tax revenue and allowing the city to lower its property tax rate.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of property tax
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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
  • 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
Definition of value-added tax
Noun
  • Once Vasquez applies for funding, the Missouri department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.
    — Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
Definition of withholding tax
Noun
  • Hope Florida Foundation got a new board and filed tax returns, but criticisms of its efficacy still dog its leaders.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The most common response cited by the report is fuel price support, think of subsidies or fuel tax reductions.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of tax
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
Definition of sin tax
Noun
  • Republicans have increasingly been forced to play defense in the final weeks, trying to shore up their candidates in GOP strongholds nationwide as voters reel from high gas prices, Trump’s tariffs policies and the war against Iran.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • By August, bilateral talks between New Delhi and Washington, which had undergone several rounds, were on shaky ground due to India’s inclusion in the Section 301 forced labor tariff directive.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of tariff

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