How to Use flat tax in a Sentence

flat tax

noun
  • Two weeks ago the flat tax failed in the House on a tie vote.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 June 2021
  • There needs to be an income tax, or a flat tax or some kind of tax.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2019
  • Over those eight years, Iowa slowly compressed it down to a flat tax.
    — Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
  • Critics have always charged—falsely—that a flat tax is a giveaway to the rich.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The simplest is a carbon tax, which is usually just a flat tax levied on oil, gas and coal.
    — New York Times, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The flat tax would be phased in over four years, to be completed in 2026.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Some states charge no income tax, but among those that do, Illinois is one of a few that has a flat tax.
    — Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Changes corporate tax rate to a flat tax and ends the film production tax credit.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Kelly vetoed a similar bill, with a lower flat tax rate, last year.
    — Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Massachusetts has a flat tax rate, which means everyone pays the same rate.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
  • In fact, moving to a flat tax is less of a leap in South Carolina than in most states.
    — Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • The government has ended the wealth tax, and put a flat tax on financial income.
    — The Economist, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Tariffs are a sales tax on Americans – a big, flat tax on everyone.
    — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Five times before, voters had rejected ballot measures to change the state’s flat tax rate.
    — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2022
  • After those 11 years, a flat tax rate is applied to certain foreign income.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
  • This is a proposal to scrap the state’s flat tax on income, replacing it with a progressive one.
    — The Economist, 21 June 2019
  • Parts of the flat tax legislation were referred to this fall's ballot for voter approval.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The first five months of 2022, however, have already produced four new flat tax states.
    — Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 7 June 2022
  • The far-right Northern League promised a flat tax rate of 15%, which would lower revenues.
    — The Economist, 17 May 2018
  • Naperville continues to see growth in its tax base, which contributes to the city’s ability to maintain a flat tax rate.
    — Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The plan calls for some pay raises, some money for education and calls for a controversial flat tax.
    — Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2021
  • And those who relocate to Greece can take advantage of a 7 percent flat tax rate for up to 15 years.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Ohio introduced a flat tax, joining 14 other flat-tax states, another trend.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Georgia was among the states where legislation was enacted in 2022 to go to a flat tax.
    — Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The tax break consists of a flat tax of 200,000 per year covering all foreign incomes.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Eight states have cut their top marginal tax rate going into this year, while six states since 2021 have enacted a flat tax rate.
    — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The dual rate appears to have earned the support of some Republicans who voted against the flat tax earlier this year.
    — Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, some city leaders called on the state to up the SSUT's 8 percent flat tax to 9 percent.
    — John Sharp, AL.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Come January 1, 14 states will have a flat tax, eight states will have no income tax at all, and two more are in the process of phasing theirs out.
    — The Editors, National Review, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In 1995, South Korea replaced its flat tax for waste disposal with a new system.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2020

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