as in protected
not subject to something to which others are required
They were exempt from jury duty because of their jobs as firefighters.
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Superior Court of Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney wrote in a January 3 order that Willis' office violated the open records request by identifying responsive documents and categorizing them as exempt, but earlier saying no such documents existed.
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Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Small businesses exempt from VAT are also subject to the e-invoicing mandate, despite their tax exempt status.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, any money the United Nations spends similarly is exempt from such taxes.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
As a bonus, new TIF values are exempt from the state’s cap on property tax hikes, known as PTELL, and would not increase taxpayers’ bills.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Small businesses exempt from VAT are also subject to the e-invoicing mandate, despite their tax exempt status.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, any money the United Nations spends similarly is exempt from such taxes.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
As a bonus, new TIF values are exempt from the state’s cap on property tax hikes, known as PTELL, and would not increase taxpayers’ bills.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exempt. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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