payroll tax
noun
1
: a tax that is paid by a company and that is based on the amount of money that the company spends paying all of its employees
2
: money that is taken from a person's pay and given directly to the government as income tax
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For households with income of $1 million or more, only about 25% was subject to the payroll tax.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
In 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, Asker was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison after he was convicted of filing false income tax returns and payroll tax returns for several of the Happy’s Pizza franchises.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
With a 2 percent inflation rate and 2 percent productivity growth, that couple would be paying the Biden payroll tax sometime in their 50’s.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
An increase to the National Insurance (NI) payroll tax paid by employers was by far the largest revenue raising measure announced Wednesday, with Reeves forecasting the move would raise £25 billion ($32.3 billion) per year over the course of the parliament.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
In 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, Asker was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison after he was convicted of filing false income tax returns and payroll tax returns for several of the Happy’s Pizza franchises.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
With a 2 percent inflation rate and 2 percent productivity growth, that couple would be paying the Biden payroll tax sometime in their 50’s.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
An increase to the National Insurance (NI) payroll tax paid by employers was by far the largest revenue raising measure announced Wednesday, with Reeves forecasting the move would raise £25 billion ($32.3 billion) per year over the course of the parliament.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Payroll tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payroll%20tax. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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