surtax

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These include the 3.8% surtax on net investment income, taxes on Social Security payments and Medicare income-based premiums known as Irmaa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Supermarket bosses highlighted that part of the government's business rates reforms posed a problem for the industry, in particular the so-called business rates surtax, which is being levied on all large commercial premises.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Payroll taxes paid by employers are rising not only to cover payouts to unemployed workers but also a state surcharge and a gradually increasing federal surtax to help pay off the principal on the debt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Also the amount over the set threshold limit is subject to a surtax.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2022

A 10% surtax on the fees of admission to places of public amusement.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various