How to Use tax in a Sentence

tax

1 of 2 noun
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  • What is the amount of tax to be paid?
  • The decision was made to raise taxes.
  • What was your income before tax?
  • He was accused of evading taxes.
  • What was your income before taxes?
  • Our real estate tax bill shows only my name and not the name of the trust.
    — Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
  • But that the spending is largely because of the pandemic and not the tax bill.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
  • This software is the first from the agency that will guide users through the tax filing process step by step.
    — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Noel's wife also faces charges of theft and tax evasion.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Three-fourths of the tax revenue is expected to go to the general fund.
    — Dánica Coto, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024
  • So the gas tax is just on gas, or the cigarette tax is just on cigarettes.
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
  • That is leading to fewer tax collections for the state.
    — Adam Beam, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Indeed, that has long been seen as a flaw in our capital gains tax law.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Wilson was found guilty of additional bribery and fraud counts, as well as the tax charge.
    — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
  • The House also wants to raise the threshold to $2 million, but the tax would apply only above that cutoff.
    — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
  • San Diego City Council members have raised the prospect of a vacancy tax, but the idea hasn’t gotten very far.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The relief measure will waive $1 billion in fees for tax returns filed for those years, the IRS said on Tuesday.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The Empire State has lost 10 billionaires in the past four years, and those moves have hurt New York's bottom line for tax revenue.
    — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2023
  • This would exempt the grandparent from filing the gift tax return.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Weisselberg pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges in August and was sentenced to five months in prison.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC News, 1 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, the top marginal tax rate in the United States and the United Kingdom was close to ninety per cent.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • Ben likened the case against Trump to the pursuit of notorious gangster Al Capone for tax evasion.
    — Tim Craig, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
  • For most of this past season, with the Heat hard up against the punitive luxury tax, the 15th and final roster spot was left vacant.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2023
  • But if a closure goes longer, more than half of IRS employees would face furloughs at the height of tax filing season.
    — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Because of the stonewalling and slow walking on behalf of the DOJ, the statute of limitations ran out on some of the tax evasion charges, the whistleblowers alleged.
    — Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 18 July 2023
  • He was indicted on 17 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of money laundering and six counts of tax evasion.
    — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The program is financed through a gradual 10-cent-per-gallon increase in the state’s fuel tax.
    — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The mayor’s office plans to call on the state to create a tax incentive for office to housing conversions.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • In July of that year, out of options and starved of tax revenue, Detroit declared bankruptcy.
    — Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Alabama is one of only three states that tax groceries at the same rate as other purchases.
    — Kim Chandler, ajc, 2 June 2023
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tax

2 of 2 verb
  • He believes in taxing the rich to give to the poor.
  • You are taxed according to your income.
  • And the bullpen has been so taxed [after] the first series.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Return to menu Being on your knees for hours can tax even the best joints or spine.
    — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Yet, this was only the beginning of the taxing process.
    — Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The lengthy trial isn’t just taxing the resources of the sheriff.
    — George Chidi, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The state would tax cannabis sales to consumers at 6% for the fiscal year starting July 1.
    — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2023
  • How fire victims can be taxed in the first place often comes as a surprise.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • And the business of making it to the top of the heap as an elite runner can be especially taxing.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • John was a bodybuilder, and India went through taxing workouts at a young age.
    — The Enquirer, 5 July 2023
  • Every night in the Mountain West has been a home team’s treasure and road team’s taxing trauma.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Ownerless pets roam the streets, and a fragile society is taxed as needs mount.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2023
  • The Supreme Court's ruling in this case will likely set a precedent on whether illiquid assets can be taxed.
    — Laura Doan, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • That’s low compared with the 9.85% top rate in big-city Minnesota, but South Dakota doesn’t tax income at all.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2023
  • They are required to file annual reports and are taxed by their states’ departments of revenue and by the IRS.
    — Amber Gunn, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Throughout his many Tevyes, some critics taxed Topol’s acting as larger than life to the point of self-parody.
    — Margalit Fox, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • And about how taxing this next week will be as the inevitable narrative mounts about how much of an issue this running game is for BYU.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Instead, we are taxed on our adjusted gross income, as Mr. Heller points out.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • However, the amount of income that gets taxed at each rate—otherwise known as the income thresholds—will change.
    — Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which taxed paper goods like newspapers, deeds and playing cards.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Senate Bill 164 would allow the county to ask voters to instead tax 9% of the wholesale price of cigarettes.
    — Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The key is, because of the pre-exhaustion, 25 pounds will feel much heavier and will tax the muscle, overloading it, but with much less stress on my joints.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2023
  • A lot of potential for solid relief in what was heavily taxed bullpen last year.
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Still, even for a lifelong overachiever, the dueling demands of a red-hot career and a full course load were taxing.
    — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Fashion month is a taxing endeavor even just for those who are watching on from their laptops.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Qualified dividends are also taxed at the long-term rate.
    — Anna-Louise Jackson, wsj.com, 30 Sep. 2023
  • For instance, sales arranged over the internet were often not taxed in early years.
    — Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Sitting at a computer all day can be taxing on our bodies.
    — Claire Peltier, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • With a taxing non-league schedule, including Madison and Mater Dei Catholic, staying healthy will be key.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • In remarks to a group of business and civic leaders on Wall Street in December, Adams took shots at progressives who want to tax the wealthy at a higher rate.
    — Matteo Cina, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2023

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