value-added tax

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Recent Examples of value-added tax 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 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 In the 18 months of the pandemic, more than half of the revenue for local governments have come from property, as corporate-income and value-added tax receipts declined. John Lee, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021 Under the region’s customs union, imports of pasta face a tariff of 20% and also value-added tax of 15%. The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value-added tax
Noun
  • By comparison, Switzerland’s top personal income tax rate can reach around 40%.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Mothers who have four or more children are exempt from personal income tax.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Republicans meanwhile have pushed against expansion, especially by supporting voter ID laws, which can make voting more time consuming, and in some cases, may require people to pay fees to secure IDs (which critics liken to a poll tax).
    Time, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These interest rules apply if, in a single tax year, the related CFC payer incurs both interest expense that is eligible for the section 954(c)(6) exception (section 954(c)(6) interest expense) and other interest expense.
    Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Democrats have proposed reducing state tax deductions for people earning more than $300,000 to $1,000 for single tax return filers and $2,000 for joint filers, which is estimated would raise $95 million a year.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Overland Park’s share of the average home property tax is $832.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The chief appraiser then ensures each of the nominees are in good standing with the property tax code’s requirements.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The General Assembly has given Mecklenburg County permission to put a referendum on the ballot to raise the county’s sales tax to fund road, rail and bus projects.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But several aspects of the sales tax measure have rankled Casey and organizations focused on fiscal responsibility.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Non-qualified earnings face the 30% withholding tax for NRAs, plus a 10% penalty if under 59½, unless an exception applies.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Reliable sources include your plan administrator, the IRS website, or a licensed tax advisor.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • His proposal would also establish a 10% housing exemption to all commercial properties and create an affordable housing exemption for large apartment buildings that Worrell says would lead to lower tax bills.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025

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