Example Sentences

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The county currently has a base sales tax rate of 9.75%, and cities impose local taxes on top of that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

I wasn’t advocating not paying your taxes; I was simply encouraging you to pay no more taxes than necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

All he had considered was his reflexive hatred of regulation — regulations that promote well-being; taxes that help communities.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

The entire Taylor Morrison purchase price is equivalent to about one quarter of Berkshire’s earnings after taxes.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

New York, where almost 75 percent of the state’s revenue had come from liquor taxes, was particularly hard hit.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler