after-tax
adjective
af·ter-tax
ˈaf-tər-ˈtaks 
: remaining after payment of taxes and especially of income tax
an after-tax profit
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Leverage Roth Accounts Last Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s are often the last accounts to tap for several reasons:
Tax-Free Growth: Contributions are made with after-tax dollars, and qualified withdrawals (after age 59½ and five years) are tax-free.
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Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
These new prices would squeeze consumer budgets, especially for low-income households, which spend three times as much of their after-tax income on apparel as high-income households spend, according to the NRF report, which cited Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
The higher prices and loss of spending power would hit low-income families especially hard, the group said, because low-income households spend three times as much of their after-tax income on apparel compared with high-income households.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The think tank also estimated for those in the bottom half of U.S. income brackets, Trump’s tariff proposals would reduce households’ after-tax income by approximately 3.5%.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
These new prices would squeeze consumer budgets, especially for low-income households, which spend three times as much of their after-tax income on apparel as high-income households spend, according to the NRF report, which cited Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
The higher prices and loss of spending power would hit low-income families especially hard, the group said, because low-income households spend three times as much of their after-tax income on apparel compared with high-income households.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The think tank also estimated for those in the bottom half of U.S. income brackets, Trump’s tariff proposals would reduce households’ after-tax income by approximately 3.5%.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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