direct tax
nounDefinition of direct tax
: a tax exacted directly from the taxpayer
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Sitharaman also announced creating a dedicated cell headed by a member of the central board of direct taxes, India’s highest tax authority. — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, "Indian startups hope for a boost in investment after angel tax relief," 26 Aug. 2019 The Supreme Court struck it down in 1895, ruling that such a levy violated the Constitution’s requirement that direct taxes be apportioned among the states based on population. — Richard Rubin, WSJ, "Democrats Take Aim at the Reagan Tax Revolution," 15 Feb. 2019 And any Democrat who wants lower premiums next year should support a delay in the direct tax on premiums that insurers pass along to consumers. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The GOP’s Clean Bills of Health Savings," 29 July 2018 Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the states within this union according to their respective numbers. — Gregory Krieg, CNN, "The census has always been a weapon of political power," 27 Mar. 2018 Economists have long argued that carbon pricing, either through a direct tax or cap-and-trade, can be an effective tool for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions warming the planet. — Brad Plumer, New York Times, "New Jersey Embraces an Idea It Once Rejected: Make Utilities Pay to Emit Carbon," 29 Jan. 2018 But that progressivity holds true only for direct taxes on personal and corporate income. — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, "Europe’s Taxes Aren’t as Progressive as Its Leaders Like to Think," 3 Aug. 2017 The Big Six plan includes direct tax cuts for middle-class earners, but the reduction in business taxation has been criticized as benefiting the wealthy. — Edward Lazear, WSJ, "How to Make a Good Tax-Reform Plan Even Better," 16 Oct. 2017 Record corporate profits and unprecedented stock valuations, juxtaposed with weak median income growth this century, together make a strong case for a completely different law, one that would direct tax benefits toward the middle class. — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, "Donald Trump’s Tax Pitch Doesn’t Make Any Sense," 11 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'direct tax.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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