supertax

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  1. surtax
  2. tariff
  3. income tax
  4. excise
  5. property tax
  6. surcharge
Noun
  • The plans will see the top marginal income rate raised to 39.6 percent, from the current 37 percent, and the rate on two Medicare surtaxes increased from 3.8 percent to 5 percent for those earning more than $400,000.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Illinois In Illinois, voters will consider a proposal to create a 3% surtax on income over $1 million.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • During the previous Trump Administration, U.S. trade officials created some exceptions to tariffs imposed on China, including removing tariffs on certain Apple products assembled in China.
    Chantelle Lee, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Analysts at firms like Deutsche Bank warn that incoming Trump-era policies, such as inflationary tariffs, could stall further rate reductions.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of tariff
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  • Arkansas' top individual income tax rate was cut earlier this year from 4.4% to 3.9%, and the top corporate rate from 4.8% to 4.3%.
    Worth Sparkman, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Roughly speaking, the task force is recommending property tax credits for seniors, larger property tax exemptions for small businesses, enabling large municipalities to adopt their own local income tax, and reducing the cap on local income taxes.
    Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of income tax
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  • In the nineteenth century, the United States had high tariffs, domestic excise taxes (sales taxes), and no income tax.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • In addition, businesses whose products and services incur high costs on governments and infrastructure–think excise taxes on diesel fuel and tires for trucking—also rightly pay more.
    Eileen McCarron, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of excise
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  • This increase is mainly due to higher property tax expenses.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This would push more property tax bills in the area above $10,000 per year, with owners often passing the cost onto their tenants.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of property tax
Noun
  • Dunkin', Krispy Kreme, Peet's Coffee, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Tim Hortons also have surcharges.
    Kelly Tyko, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
  • But other drinks made with milk in the standard recipe, such as lattes, currently have surcharges.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of surcharge
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