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processing tax

American  

noun

  1. a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.


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The IRS, however, would continue processing tax returns, Sepp said.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026

The confirmation comes at a pivotal moment of transition for the agency, which has struggled to perform its most basic responsibilities, including processing tax returns and answering taxpayer calls.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

The agency has been struggling to administer pandemic programs with historically low staffing levels while processing tax returns for multiple seasons.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2022

The administration is particularly focused on getting the workforce at the IRS back to the office because the agency, short-staffed before the pandemic, has fallen far behind in processing tax returns.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2021

Actually in that shirt there was about one pound of cotton and the processing tax amounted to four and a quarter cents on that pound of cotton.

From The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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