tax-exempt

adjective

tax-ex·​empt ˌtaks-ig-ˈzem(p)t How to pronounce tax-exempt (audio)
1
: exempted from a tax
2
: bearing interest that is free from federal or state income tax

Examples of tax-exempt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But that doesn’t help many health professionals, because the FTC Act gives the agency authority over companies organized to operate for profit but not over nonprofit, charitable organizations, which are also tax-exempt. Harris Meyer, Fortune, 27 May 2024 Kulkarni said the approval of the bankruptcy plan will allow the school to address its delinquency in registering as a charity with the Maryland Secretary of State and filing its IRS Form 990 for a tax-exempt organization. Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2024 The Conservative Partnership Institute applied to the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt nonprofit, and the agency approved. David A. Fahrenthold, New York Times, 6 May 2024 Last month, Brightline West broke ground on the 218-mile Las Vegas to Southern California system, bolstered by $3 billion from the Biden administration, along with access to $3.5 billion in tax-exempt bonds. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 The letter also calls for ethnic and community-specific media to receive a larger share of the money, and to expand the funding option for nonprofits, which as tax-exempt organizations would otherwise be ineligible to receive the credit. Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024 Portable generators less than $3,000 are tax-exempt, as are emergency ladders (not extension ladders) and hurricane shutters under $300. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024 The rest of the project will be privately funded, although taxpayers are contributing there as well; the Biden administration has enabled the project to borrow $3.5 billion through tax-exempt bonds. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024 Brightline received Biden administration backing including a $3 billion grant from federal infrastructure funds and recent approval to sell another $2.5 billion in tax-exempt bonds. Ken Ritter, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tax-exempt was in 1923

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“Tax-exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax-exempt. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.

Legal Definition

tax-exempt

adjective
1
: exempted from taxation
also : based on such exemption
tax-exempt status
2
: providing interest or income that is exempted from taxation
a tax-exempt municipal bond

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