flat tax

noun

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Two states, Iowa and Louisiana, are moving to a flat tax. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 Come January 1, 14 states will have a flat tax, eight states will have no income tax at all, and two more are in the process of phasing theirs out. The Editors, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024 Earlier this year, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni doubled the flat tax on foreign income from high earners who recently moved to Italy from abroad. Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 Dec. 2024 Internationally, several Eastern European countries adopted flat tax systems in the late 1990s. Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flat tax 

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flat tax was in 1952

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“Flat tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat%20tax. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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