payroll tax
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of payroll tax
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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Originally, the bill called for raising the payroll tax rate by one-tenth of a percentage point a year, to an employer/employee combined 14.8% by the 2040.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"Businesses are going to make a fortune, and that's why you cannot continue to have a payroll tax system that taxes jobs and then subsidizes automation," the governor said in a statement.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
At the moment the 12.4% Social Security payroll tax is levied on incomes up to $184,500 a year.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Like other companies, gas companies also pay company and payroll tax.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
It is strange to suggest that payroll tax reduction can only be justified by reduction of benefits.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus
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