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He tells clients in a note that a sale for A$500 million plus appropriate brand value, with only a modest capital gains tax impost, would be positively received by investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

In January 1790, his “Report on the Public Credit” revived Robert Morris’s earlier call for a funded public debt, guaranteed by the impost and new taxes on coffee, tea, and imported alcohol.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

In the 1968 Washington Park Handicap in Chicago, carrying an impost of 134 pounds, Dr. Fager won by 10 lengths and set the mile record of 1 minute 32 1/5 seconds.

From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2015

She defied a penalty at Lingfield last time with ease and another 6lb impost for that victory is unlikely to stop her such was the manner of her success.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2013

So Howard parked his horses between the two tracks and began playing one against the other, hoping to pressure Santa Anita out of giving Seabiscuit an excessive impost.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Article I, Section 8 allows Congress to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2019

In policy matters, he proved obtuse, recommending, in one of his first initiatives, a blanket cancellation of all trade imposts.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 6, 2018

He and others, including former President Madison, argued that Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution gave Congress the power to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises.”

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

The absence of fringe taxes that would be incurred in the U.S. — such as imposts on employee benefits, payroll and other levies — also helps reduce overall postproduction cost.

From Time ● Apr. 12, 2011

Many top horses before him, such as his grandsire, Man o’ War, had been retired prematurely to avoid high imposts.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand