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Recent Examples of surtax
The state imposed a 1% surtax on capital gains, dividends, and other investment income that exceeds $1 million in a year.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Taxing capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income for those making more than $1 million; adopting a 4 percent surtax on income above $5 million; adopting a 1 percent surtax on corporate income above $100 million; and making wages over $400,000 subject to the payroll tax.
—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Why not put a surtax on private patient medical bills to support NYC Health and Hospitals Corp.?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2024
Advertisement Payroll taxes paid by employers are rising not only to cover payouts to unemployed workers but also a state surcharge and a gradually increasing federal surtax to help pay off the principal on the debt.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Taxing capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income for those making more than $1 million; adopting a 4 percent surtax on income above $5 million; adopting a 1 percent surtax on corporate income above $100 million; and making wages over $400,000 subject to the payroll tax.
—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Why not put a surtax on private patient medical bills to support NYC Health and Hospitals Corp.?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2024
Advertisement Payroll taxes paid by employers are rising not only to cover payouts to unemployed workers but also a state surcharge and a gradually increasing federal surtax to help pay off the principal on the debt.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surtax
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The National Retail Federation warned that U.S. consumers could lose $46 billion to $78 billion in spending power each year if Trump imposes new tariffs.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
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But Chinese officials laser-focused on stabilizing their faltering economy are also mindful of the tariffs of 60% or more that Trump has vowed to impose on all Chinese imports.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Lufthansa recently announced surcharges of up to €72 per ticket to cover part of the costs of increasing environmental requirements.Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the past Starbucks has justified the surcharge by citing the higher cost of purchasing and stocking these products.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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In the nineteenth century, the United States had high tariffs, domestic excise taxes (sales taxes), and no income tax.Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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In addition, businesses whose products and services incur high costs on governments and infrastructure–think excise taxes on diesel fuel and tires for trucking—also rightly pay more.Eileen McCarron, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024
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Trump has suggested cutting the corporate tax rate and has floated some income tax cuts too.Li Zhou, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Without changes from Congress, the income tax brackets will revert to 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, 35% and 39.6% after 2025.Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Georgia is one of eight states with property tax measures on the ballot.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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And Seattle voters will weigh in on a $1.55 billion transportation levy, the largest property tax measure in city history.Melissa Santos, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Prior to council tax, there was poll tax which was so wildly unpopular, people began rioting across England.Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2024
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But a Venezuelan passport costs more than $300, a price that amounts to a poll tax because few migrants can afford them.John Otis, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surtax. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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