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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The Tax Policy Center reported that the law would cut 2021 taxes by an average of $3,000 per household and raise after-tax incomes by an average of 3.8 percent, with most of the benefit going to lower-income and middle-income households.
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Kerry Meagher, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Net income for 2024 includes after-tax gains of $386.4 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, combined, from the sale of the company’s remaining ownership interest in Authentic Brands Group and the formation of Catalyst Brands.
—David Moin, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
In this case, an investor makes after-tax contributions to their 401(k) plan and then converts that amount to either a Roth IRA or a Roth 401(k).
—Cnbc Pro Staff, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Next year, the Tax Policy Center says, the full impact of the tariffs will reduce consumers' average after-tax income by 1%.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
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Kerry Meagher, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Net income for 2024 includes after-tax gains of $386.4 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, combined, from the sale of the company’s remaining ownership interest in Authentic Brands Group and the formation of Catalyst Brands.
—David Moin, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
In this case, an investor makes after-tax contributions to their 401(k) plan and then converts that amount to either a Roth IRA or a Roth 401(k).
—Cnbc Pro Staff, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Next year, the Tax Policy Center says, the full impact of the tariffs will reduce consumers' average after-tax income by 1%.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
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“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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