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  2. Sales taxes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Sales taxes are imposed only on taxable transfers of goods or services. The tax is computed as the tax rate times the taxable transaction value. Rates vary by state, and by locality within a state. [5] Not all types of transfers are taxable. The tax may be imposed on sales to consumers and to businesses.

  3. Disposable income - Wikipedia

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    Discretionary income is disposable income (after-tax income), minus all payments that are necessary to meet current bills. It is total personal income after subtracting taxes and minimal survival expenses (such as food, medicine, rent or mortgage, utilities, insurance, transportation, property maintenance, child support, etc.) to maintain a certain standard of living. [7]

  4. Costco Wholesale (COST) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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    In terms of income taxes, our tax rate in Q3 was 26.4% compared to 26.5% in Q3 last year. ... So, given the strength of your discretionary sales following the lull that we've seen with -- as the ...

  5. Sales taxes in the United States - en.wikipedia.org

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    Sales taxes in the United States are taxes placed on the sale or lease of goods and services in the United States. Sales tax is governed at the state level and no national general

  6. Sales tax - Wikipedia

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    A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a governing body directly by a consumer, it is usually called a use tax. Often laws provide for the exemption ...

  7. Surtax - Wikipedia

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    In 1929, the supertax (which had been introduced in the Finance Act 1909 at the rate of 6 old pence in the pound (2.5%) on incomes over £5,000 per year) was renamed to surtax. By 1934, the rate was variable from 1 shilling to 7 shillings and sixpence in the pound (5% to 37.5%). It was replaced by income tax in 1973.

  8. Strong discretionary spending buoys US retail sales in September

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    Grocery store sales rose 1.0%, likely as consumers stockpiled supplies due to Hurricane Helene and a short-lived dockworkers strike. Receipts at general merchandise stores rose 0.5%.

  9. Expenditures in the United States federal budget - Wikipedia

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    Transfer payments to (persons) as a percent of Federal revenue in the United States Transfer payments to (persons + business) in the United States. CBO projects that spending for Social Security, healthcare programs and interest costs will rise relative to GDP between 2017 and 2027, while defense and other discretionary spending will decline relative to GDP.