surtax

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Recent Examples of surtax Elliott hits Lamonts on several counts, but the main one is the governor’s resistance to follow Massachusetts and adopt a 4% surtax on annual incomes exceeding $1 million or so. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 Massachusetts passed a surtax on income over $1 million in 2022, and Washington State and Rhode Island plan to tax income over $1 million. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 6 May 2026 Africa’s most populous nation has introduced a 4% surtax - on top of standard import duties - for vehicles with engine sizes of 4,000 cubic centimeters and above, and 2% on those between 2,000 and 3,999 cc, according to an April 1 memo confirmed by Finance Minister Wale Edun to Bloomberg Wednesday. — Ruth Olurounbi, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026 This is a similar split to past years, and tends to even out as lawmakers later in the year take up a supplemental budget to allocate surplus surtax funds. — State House News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surtax
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  1. tariff
  2. surcharge
  3. excise
  4. income tax
  5. property tax
  6. poll 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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  • The San Francisco Fed noted another manufacturer’s complaint that every material purchased in recent weeks came with a freight surcharge.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Maersk raised its emergency fuel surcharge to 20 percent effective Monday due to the soaring energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict, Reuters reported.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of surcharge
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  • Hunting license fees and federal excise taxes on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment help fund habitat restoration, wildlife research and conservation programs.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Government attorneys counter that Congress properly restricted where spirits can be distilled to prevent producers from evading federal excise taxes.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of excise
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  • 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
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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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  • 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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