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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Washers And Autos Trump’s tariffs not only will raise the cost of imports but also result in higher prices on competing domestic goods, reducing after-tax incomes of consumers of those products.
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
As a result, Americans’ after-tax incomes will decline 2.1% on average this year, the Tax Foundation said.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
The bottom 20% of earners spent a third of their after-tax income just on food in 2023, per the USDA.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
The Tax Foundation, a center-right research group, estimated Thursday that the tariffs would cut after-tax income by an average of 2.1%, which meant roughly an average tax increase this year of $2,100 per household.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
As a result, Americans’ after-tax incomes will decline 2.1% on average this year, the Tax Foundation said.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
The bottom 20% of earners spent a third of their after-tax income just on food in 2023, per the USDA.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
The Tax Foundation, a center-right research group, estimated Thursday that the tariffs would cut after-tax income by an average of 2.1%, which meant roughly an average tax increase this year of $2,100 per household.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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