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[taks] / tæks /






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Such investments can come with higher returns—and hefty annual tax bills.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

However the institute notes that was compensated by strong growth from other taxes, namely a hike in VAT and corporate profits tax.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Municipalities risk missing out on tax revenues and jobs from the centers if the industry goes elsewhere, they said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

"If you're not making the tips, what good is the tax credit?" he fumed.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

“Sprinkie tax goes like this,” Gillicut says, speaking slowly as if I’m dumb.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

The executive’s investments could one day be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and he won’t have paid a dime in ordinary-income or capital-gains taxes on their growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Normally, withdrawals from a retirement plan trigger taxes and a penalty if taken prior to age 59½.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Carney has also imposed import taxes on several US wood products, such as plywood, and even screws used to fix timber together.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

It is common practice for the state to consider aligning its tax code with the federal structure to make filing taxes easier and administering them more cheaply.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

“It’s very complex. You wouldn’t understand. And in the meantime, your taxes have been unpaid. There are fines for not paying. You owe five hundred rubles now.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

"As finance minister I will not present a tax under which sugar-free drinks are taxed," Klingbeil, reportedly a big Coke Zero fan, told reporters after a cabinet meeting in Neuhardenberg, outside Berlin.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Do you think your retirement withdrawals will be taxed at a rate lower than your current one?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

He suggested the government should increase the income tax threshold so workers earning minimum wage weren't taxed.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Use them in the same year and the deduction absorbs conversion income that would otherwise be taxed at your top rate.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

But over here there had grown up a broader interpretation of the word ‘liberty’: no man to be ruled or taxed except by men of his own choice.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

In his first summer as a Test opener, Gay has been presented with taxing circumstances, still, an average of 23 is far from enough to guarantee a long-term place.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

It added that going home early is called an "early shove" in the aviation industry and is considered an informal perk for staff, sometimes offered after especially taxing shifts.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Fundamentally, what makes a legislature powerful is its control over taxing and spending, the power of the purse.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Perhaps the answer could be some combination of taxing gains at death and taxing inheritances under the federal income tax, as recently advocated by my colleague Ray Madoff.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

The journey she’d been on was long and taxing, and the journey she was about to begin was longer.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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