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taxation

[tak-sey-shuhn] / tækˈseɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imposing taxes
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Within the past two years, authorities codified the fine print on fund management, payment and settlement, accounting, and taxation, among other essential pillars.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

SpaceX recorded earnings before interest, taxation, amortization and depreciation of $7.5 billion on revenue of about $16 billion, according to PitchBook.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The solution of indexing capital gains to inflation would correct this distortion by adjusting the original purchase price for inflation before calculating taxable gains, ensuring that only genuine appreciation beyond inflation is subject to taxation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The government has already announced that from April some levies will be scrapped or funded from general taxation, leading to a fall in energy costs for a typical household.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The very real fear that the British would free America’s enslaved people was as important as a shipload of tea or a slogan such as “No taxation without representation.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis