How to Use tax-free in a Sentence

tax-free

adjective
  • Some can’t be bothered with the concept of tax-free weekends.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Because who wouldn’t want tax-free money set aside for the future?
    Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
  • What’s more, the income from an IRA is either tax-deferred or tax-free.
    Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The most attractive advantage of a 529 plan is tax-free earnings, and these grow over some time.
    Aaron W. Clarke, Cfp, Aif, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • For most of those people, the relief is a tax-free gift from the federal government.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2024
  • After decades of lax enforcement, many waiters in 1983 had come to view tax-free tips as a matter of right.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Sometimes the savings are in the tax-free element and not the actual purchase price.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
  • Cheng added that Hong Kong is also in the midst of building an ambitious, tax-free art hub in a bid to lure more wealthy residents to the city.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
  • But, once your conversions are done, the tax-free income from Roth may lower your cost of Medicare.
    D. Scott Kenik, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • New Jersey no longer has a tax-free holiday for school supplies.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
  • This allows the investment gains to grow, and withdrawals are tax-free in retirement.
    Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
  • There are many strategies for making tax-free lifetime transfers of assets to loved ones.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • That means $5 trillion of wealth will be passed onto the next generation tax-free, Oxfam says.
    Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Roth contributions at the start of your career can reap tax-free interest for decades.
    Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Contributions to a Gold IRA may be tax deductible, and payouts may be tax-free or tax-deferred.
    Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Changes to rules regarding tax-free investment accounts have accounted for some of the runup in share prices.
    Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The tax-free spinoff won't include the NBC or Telemundo broadcast networks.
    Sara Fischer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • As the sales begin to rev up for 2023, Apple has listed the products that qualify for tax-free status on its website.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 19 July 2023
  • And of course, the deal is being structured as a tax-free spinoff, a structure that means that large-scale M&A cannot be done for at least two years in order to retain its tax-free status.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
  • One more way your work could help with your student loans: direct, tax-free contributions.
    Cortlynn Stark, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Taxpayers can take tax-free distributions from Roth IRAs opened for at least five years.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
  • More tools to save for retirement #1: Roth IRA’s are tax-deferred and in retirement earnings can be withdrawn tax-free.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Forte has been one of the loudest voices campaigning against the tax-free changes and has seen the impact for himself via his network of five-star properties that straddle the U.K. and EU.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Several items that should be in a disaster kit will be tax-free Saturday to Monday.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Employers could offer you tax-free help with your student loan payments.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Earnings from account assets could be withdrawn tax-free.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • As long as the government keeps its promise of future tax-free withdrawals, having some Roth-type accounts will likely bring you out ahead.
    Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • This, effectively, gave college sports a tax-free pass for the next quarter century.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The passing down of farms through generations was previously tax-free but in October the government said farmers would be subject to a tax from 2026.
    Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The policy loans available from the cash value are tax-free and can be repaid on flexible terms, providing a financial safety net for your business.
    Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

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