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

Then there is a surtax of five francs per bag in Santos, and of three francs in Rio, which goes toward defraying the expenses of valorization.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)