{
  "id": 1762505,
  "title": "Tax Rate vs. Tax Base",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/tax-rate-vs-tax-base",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:18:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tax Foundation",
    "slug": "tax-foundation",
    "url": "https://taxfoundation.org/taxedu/videos/tax-rate-vs-tax-base/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "When thinking about taxes, we often consider the tax rate—or what percentage of something is taxed. But there is another factor in considering taxes: the tax base.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}