tax break
noun
: a lower tax rate than other people have
People with small children are being given a tax break.
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Trump’s tax cuts also included higher standard deductions, which will sunset after 2025 if Congress doesn’t extend that tax break.
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
The average tax break — up to 50% on the first $200,000 in a home's value — for veterans is $590 a year, legislative experts say.
—John Frank, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Again, the middle-class tax break would help right now.
—ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Donald Trump is proposing to grant a key tax break to U.S. citizens living overseas, pitching the idea as an effort to court votes from potentially millions of Americans who could benefit.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
The average tax break — up to 50% on the first $200,000 in a home's value — for veterans is $590 a year, legislative experts say.
—John Frank, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Again, the middle-class tax break would help right now.
—ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Donald Trump is proposing to grant a key tax break to U.S. citizens living overseas, pitching the idea as an effort to court votes from potentially millions of Americans who could benefit.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tax break
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“Tax break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20break. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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