surtax
noun
sur·tax
ˈsər-ˌtaks 
1
: an extra tax or charge
2
: a graduated income tax in addition to the normal income tax imposed on the amount by which one's net income exceeds a specified sum
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Bay State voters in November 2022 approved a 4% surtax on incomes above $1 million annually, with the revenue dedicated to improving education and transportation.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The outflow of residents to other states also predates the surtax and reflects other factors such as high housing costs.
—Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The tax is a surtax on individual property for the wealthy on their second homes.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Finally, a surtax on incomes of California’s wealthiest families, approved by voters in 2012 to deal with an earlier budget deficit, was supposed to last only a few years, but a 2016 ballot measure extended it to 2030.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The outflow of residents to other states also predates the surtax and reflects other factors such as high housing costs.
—Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The tax is a surtax on individual property for the wealthy on their second homes.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Finally, a surtax on incomes of California’s wealthiest families, approved by voters in 2012 to deal with an earlier budget deficit, was supposed to last only a few years, but a 2016 ballot measure extended it to 2030.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surtax. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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surtax
noun
sur·tax
ˈsər-ˌtaks
: an additional tax over and above a general tax
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surtax
noun
sur·tax
ˈsər-ˌtaks
: an additional tax over and above a normal tax
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