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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After age 18, Trump Accounts act like IRAs Parent contributions are after-tax, but that money is not taxable when it is withdrawn.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Not considering employment taxes, this means that his after-tax income is closer to $26 million per year.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This means that businesses will look for countries with lower tax rates on investment to maximize their after-tax rate of return.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
By comparison, Roth contributions are after-tax, but your balance grows tax-free.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Not considering employment taxes, this means that his after-tax income is closer to $26 million per year.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This means that businesses will look for countries with lower tax rates on investment to maximize their after-tax rate of return.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
By comparison, Roth contributions are after-tax, but your balance grows tax-free.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for after-tax
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“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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