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[taks] / tæks /






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"Rich pickings", reads the headline of the Sunday People, homing in on campaigners who argue that a wealth tax "could help so many".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"I can tell you that people everywhere, but especially in poorer countries, they don't like inflation. Inflation is like a tax on the poor," said Georgieva.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

It also found employee discipline records, a worker’s criminal-history report, contractor payroll data, tax forms and passports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax will rise to $192,300.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But the Mexican authorities wouldn't let them cross the border until they paid the tax on their recently sold car.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Note: Payments assume 15% down on a median-sale-price home without insurance, taxes and private mortgage insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

You’ll also have to account for any taxes on your investments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Bass pushed for a bill in the state Legislature that would have reduced taxes on apartment buildings but ended up withdrawing it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

But even HSA owners who spend their funds each year can save on taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Real estate taxes in Shaker were higher than anywhere else, but residents certainly got their money’s worth.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Prices are even higher in the European Union, where the fuel is taxed more heavily: average prices across the bloc hit a record of $9.63 a gallon this week, according to Eurostat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Interest from Treasurys is exempt from state tax but is taxed federally as income, which can push one’s income above thresholds that trigger Medicare premium surcharges, Um noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Pensioners certainly shouldn't get taxed, they've worked all their lives and they get taxed on their pension," she said, adding: "I work hard, my partner works hard, and then they tax you on child benefit."

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

There’s a hard actuarial truth to age-gap planning — and that, in the polite words of adviser Matthew Chancey, is that “sooner or later, one of you is taxed as a single.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Dora was having trouble with her income tax, for she was entangled in that curious enigma which said the business was illegal and then taxed her for it.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

This treatment clears space in the bone marrow for the incoming cells, but it can be extremely taxing, particularly for older or medically frail patients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Students seek shortcuts precisely at the moment the work starts to get mentally taxing, says Hamsa Bastani, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The harsh environment of Burning Man — which for some people is part of the appeal — is famously taxing.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

“Elsinore” captures that journey in all of its glories and taxing challenges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Not only was the furniture bought for sturdiness, chairs were made into trains; the children ran in and out of the house, taxing Parslow’s patience at times.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman


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