direct tax

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Recent Examples of direct tax For more information about ‘The Groundlings,’ or to direct tax deductible donation to the theatre or school, a please visit their website. Anne Easton, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Twenty states have tax-credit scholarships, 16 have Education Savings Accounts, 10 plus the District of Columbia have vouchers, five have direct tax credits and two have tax-credit educations savings accounts, per the analysis by Education Week. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 According to the Indian Ministry of Finance, direct tax revenues grew by roughly 14% to 18% year-over-year in the fiscal cycle immediately after the ban on the larger cash notes. Garth Friesen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 But economists and policy experts said the plan isn't likely to materialize, citing the implausibility of finding anywhere near $2 trillion in federal cuts, as well as the legislative hurdles in approving such a direct tax payment. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for direct tax
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Noun
  • This filing classification means that the business reports its income and expenses on its personal tax return, specifically on Schedule C.
    Cindy McGhee, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Normally, personal tax information -- even an individual's name and address -- is considered confidential and closely guarded within the IRS.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • What To Know Senators Roger Marshall of Kansas and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama have introduced the Overtime Wages Tax Relief Act, which would create an income tax deduction for overtime wage earners.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
  • On Monday, the office of Federal Student Aid restarted the Treasury Offset Program, a debt collection tool that allows the government to collect income tax refunds and other federal payments to put toward paying off the loans.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Marginal tax brackets for tax year 2025 Single filers The table shows the income brackets for married couples filing jointly for the 2025 tax year.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
  • To make things even better, the bill requires these fees to be linked to inflation and should be increased each year, until 2034 when the tax expires for unelectrified vehicles, or 2035, the last year that EVs and hybrids would be taxed like this.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The legislation is overwhelmingly weighted in favor of developers, who receive significant property tax breaks atop the ability to override local zoning controls, including historic designations that are meant to protect historically and architecturally significant buildings and districts.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
  • If passed by the House and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the property tax measures would appear on the November 2026 ballot and would require 60% of the vote to be added to the state’s constitution.
    Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Installment sale tax treatment allows sellers to recognize capital gains incrementally over time rather than in a single tax year.
    Shane Styne, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.
    Chris McKenna, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Zhao points to instances where companies have threatened governments or regions with economic consequences, such as withholding tax revenue, if regulations are imposed.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Under an amendment to the federal law effective Jan. 3, the social security withholding tax of 5.85 percent is being levied against the first $13,200 of salaries and wages.
    Bernice Hoffman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

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