single tax
noun
: a tax to be levied on a single item (such as real estate) as the sole source of public revenue
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By unifying the nation under a single tax regime, GST streamlined the complex web of indirect taxes and brought about greater transparency and efficiency in the system.
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Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
In 2018, then-Senator Harris proposed a refundable tax credit for lower- and middle-income families, which would have provided cash payments of two hundred and fifty dollars a month for single tax filers and five hundred dollars a month for married couples.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
In Oregon, $542 is subtracted from single tax filers’ paychecks.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024
Prosecutors called Alvarez’s scheme one of the largest frauds ever committed by a single tax preparer.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
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Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
In 2018, then-Senator Harris proposed a refundable tax credit for lower- and middle-income families, which would have provided cash payments of two hundred and fifty dollars a month for single tax filers and five hundred dollars a month for married couples.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
In Oregon, $542 is subtracted from single tax filers’ paychecks.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024
Prosecutors called Alvarez’s scheme one of the largest frauds ever committed by a single tax preparer.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Single tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20tax. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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