tax

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The parish’s sales and use tax revenue more than doubled to $42.9 million for the first nine months of the current fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In 2022, an Atlanta court found the “Chrisley Knows Best” couple guilty on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax fraud.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

An ordinance passed in 1968 lets the school board collect a 1% sales tax to fund teacher bonuses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“Growth at this level will do little to ease the pressures on the Chancellor, as government borrowing remains elevated and tax revenues fall short of spending commitments,” Nellis said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

I told them they’d better figure out where they needed to go or I was going to collect a tax from them for getting in the way.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya