tax

Example Sentences

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To cope with the funding shortfalls, every local authority in Scotland has increased council tax - ranging from 4% in Edinburgh to 10% in Aberdeenshire and Moray.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

You should also keep future required minimum distributions in mind, as they could create additional tax liabilities later in retirement, even though those rules likely remain more than a decade away.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“I’ve searched imagery of every kind from every facility. I’ve looked up tax records for anything that might have some nugget of information.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

That’s because Social Security is primarily financed by a dedicated payroll tax, and inflation may boost wages—and trust fund revenue—as well.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis