surtax
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That includes 37% federal income tax, plus a 3.8% federal surtax on investment income, plus state and local taxes rising as high as 13.3% in California and 14.8% in New York City.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Jenkins noted that Lyndon Johnson was forced to seek an income surtax in 1968 because he was worried about possible negative reactions in gold and the dollar from the “guns and butter” U.S. policies.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
Since April 1905 a surtax of 7% has been imposed on all goods of other than French origin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various