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Recent Examples of single tax
These interest rules apply if, in a single tax year, the related CFC payer incurs both interest expense that is eligible for the section 954(c)(6) exception (section 954(c)(6) interest expense) and other interest expense.
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Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Democrats have proposed reducing state tax deductions for people earning more than $300,000 to $1,000 for single tax return filers and $2,000 for joint filers, which is estimated would raise $95 million a year.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Before state taxes, single tax filers face federal income taxes and payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Democrats have proposed reducing state tax deductions for people earning more than $300,000 to $1,000 for single tax return filers and $2,000 for joint filers, which is estimated would raise $95 million a year.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Before state taxes, single tax filers face federal income taxes and payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single tax
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California has the highest personal income tax rates in the nation, and even the rates that hit middle-income earners are among some of the highest.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Support for the proposal is widespread, despite fears of losing much of the budget the wealthy already fund by pushing them out of state, and of BWT eventually expanding to everyone (as income tax did).—
Robertas Bakula,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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For-profit North Carolina companies have been sidestepping property tax payments through a loophole that continues to grow in popularity, chipping away at the tax base for local governments like Mecklenburg County.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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Because New York's antiquated property tax system dramatically undervalues co-ops and condos, experts said the city will have to come up with a new system for valuing high-end second homes.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Akbar had already incorporated Hindus into the Mughal military and administrative system and abolished the jizyah (a poll tax historically levied on non-Muslims under Islamic law) as part of a policy of inclusion.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 1964: The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited both Congress and any of the states from imposing a poll tax or any other tax to vote in federal elections, was ratified.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Those plans included hundreds of millions in relief involving new income and sales tax credits, along with new Medicaid investments to broaden access to health care.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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At least three members of the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education are committed to letting voters decide whether people shopping in Lake County will pay an additional 1% sales tax to benefit the county’s public schools.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Once Vasquez applies for funding, Hataway’s 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,
16 Apr. 2026
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The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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While California desperately needs comprehensive tax relief, the qualification of the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13 for the November ballot is an important first step in reclaiming California for the state’s beleaguered taxpayers.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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The state had a roughly $3 billion tax gap in 2022, according to the report the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services filed last year.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Single tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single%20tax. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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