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taxes

  • plural
    of tax.
    tax
    noun
    a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
  • plural
    of taxis.
    taxis
    noun
    arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
  • present tense form
    of tax (3rd person singular).
    tax
    noun
    a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.

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You’ll also have to account for any taxes on your investments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Bass pushed for a bill in the state Legislature that would have reduced taxes on apartment buildings but ended up withdrawing it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Residency can affect taxes, voting, driver’s licenses, insurance and other matters, and the rules in every state are different.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

A significant driver: Long-short tax-aware strategies that promise to beat the market without paying taxes on all of the capital gains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“So if I pay the taxes, Grandfather will get better, won’t he?”

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner