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tax base

American  
[taks beys] / ˈtæks ˌbeɪs /

noun

  1. the total value of property, income, or other assets that can be taxed by a governing authority, such as a city, town, or state, used to calculate tax rates.

    The town is primarily residential, with commercial and industrial properties making up only 10 percent of the tax base.


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For much of the modern era, the young inherited something better than their parents had, including a larger and stronger economy with a tax base capable of supporting the promises made to earlier generations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Rep. John Larson, a Connecticut Democrat, would expand the tax base by applying the Social Security payroll tax to earnings above $400,000 a year.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

One company told Hood County commissioners it could potentially increase the county’s tax base anywhere from $5 billion to $20 billion.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

That, in turn, could bring jobs, strengthen the tax base, and improve quality of life.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

This effort has been complicated by growing unemployment, an erosion of the tax base, and the continuing transfer of roughly $100 billion a year to eastern Germany to refurbish this ex-communist area.

From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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