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surtax::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | supertax |
| Type of | income tax |
Examples of surtax
surtax
Democrats want a surtax on millionaires to pay for the Social Security tax break.
From the freep.com
Before he proposed the surtax, he called Nabors to give the president a heads-up.
From the stltoday.com
Legislation emerging from the House would slap a surtax on upper-income people.
From the chron.com
Conrad says that the Democratic version is paid for by a surtax on the wealthy.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Calling up the Reserves could have forced him to peg the surtax closer to 10%.
From the time.com
Congressional tax analysts said the surtax would raise $460 billion over 10 years.
From the nytimes.com
House Democrats included a surtax on couples who make more than $1 million a year.
From the bloomberg.com
Maybe they might instead charge some of my partners a surtax for earning too much.
From the kentucky.com
And only 1 percent would make enough to be subject to the millionaires surtax.
From the huffingtonpost.com
- An additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
- Levy an extra tax on; "surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000"
- A surtax may be a tax levied upon a tax, or a tax levied upon income.
- An additional or extra tax.
- An additional tax, which is often a percentage of a basic tax already charged.
- A tax added to the normal tax paid by corporations or individuals who have earned income above a certain level.
- The portion of a semi-postal stamp purchase price exceeding the postage value. The surtax is designated for donation to a charity or some other purpose.
- A value additional to the postal rate on a charity stamp (see Semi-postal).
- A special tax, usually involving a raised rate on an already existing tax.
