property tax

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Recent Examples of property tax In 1799, citizens in the eastern part of the state organized to resist a new property tax that unfairly targeted farmers over land speculators. Time, 2 July 2025 DeWine, also a Republican, whittled out several provisions lawmakers have said would reduce property tax burdens across the state. J.d. Davidson, The Washington Examiner, 2 July 2025 Further proof was last month’s city property tax lien sale. Alva Badillo, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025 Steele is one of three commissioners on the county’s Board of Review, which hears property tax appeals. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for property tax
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Noun
  • The recall campaigns were led by those who fiercely opposed the Democratic lawmakers' support for a personal income tax hike proposed by then-Gov. James Blanchard.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
  • There is no tax treaty with the U.S. barring double taxation, but the U.S. foreign tax credit affords substantial relief and the Montenegro income tax rate tops out at just 15%.
    William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
  • In 2025, the standard premium is $185 a month for joint tax filers earning $212,000 a year or less ($106,000 or less for single tax filers).
    Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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
  • But her defiance drew a warning from Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador of potential consequences if legislators update the law to include penalties such as the state withholding tax money.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 6 July 2025
  • Once in default, the full remaining balance becomes immediately due, and the government can take action to recover the debt, such as garnishing wages or withholding tax refunds.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Increasing a countywide sales tax on gasoline to five cents per gallon from three cents per gallon to raise money for transportation and transit.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
  • Residents also enjoy good incomes while paying relatively low property and sales tax bills—all factors that researchers used to measure affordability.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.
    Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • The deduction provisions are not permanent but were written to expire after the 2028 tax year.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
  • About 80% of American families saw their tax bill reduced when the initial cuts were passed in Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
    Tamara Keith, NPR, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Property tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/property%20tax. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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