How to Use after-tax in a Sentence

after-tax

adjective
  • Their after-tax wages increased just 1% year-over-year.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
  • But to take all your after-tax dollars and to do it on a recurring basis.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Roth accounts are funded with after-tax money and withdrawals are tax=free.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The accounts are funded with after-tax money, which then compounds tax free.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • So, an after-tax return of 22% was needed simply to break even.
    — John S. Tobey, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Roth contributions are after-tax deposits, but the funds grow tax-free.
    — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Courts may later adjust values for after-tax impact if the prenup doesn’t address it.
    — Julia Rodgers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Contributions made on an after-tax basis are not taxed again when withdrawn.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Despite the pretax profit for the fourth quarter, after-tax net income came in as a loss due to a special charge.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • And if that happens, the after-tax result may depend on choices made at formation.
    — Jared Brenner, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Roth contributions are made with after-tax money.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • So, the whole idea is, our shareholders, our owners, use their after-tax dollars to buy Berkshire.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
  • But thoughtful planning can greatly improve their after-tax outcomes.
    — Raul Elizalde, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Roth IRAs are funded with after-tax money, but withdrawals are tax-free.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Some plans offer after-tax 401(k) contributions on top of those caps.
    — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 1 May 2025
  • Cockrum took half of his after-tax prize, roughly $60 million, and opened a foundation.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Millennials who switched companies saw after-tax wages grow twice as fast compared to those who stood still, bank data showed.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Parent contributions are after-tax, but that money is not taxable when it is withdrawn.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
  • People will beat down to door to get it, now that the after-tax rate of return on earning and investing has skyrocketed.
    — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • That is just shy of half of that teacher’s after-tax monthly income, well beyond what any financial advisor would tell them to spend.
    — Mike McShane, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Too often, entrepreneurs and founders focus on the gross sales price when the crux of the issue is really after-tax cash proceeds at closing.
    — Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Trump’s plan would reduce average after-tax incomes by almost 3%, according to the tax think tank.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Contributions from parents and family members will be made on an after-tax basis.
    — Rick Unser, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The big question is whether your current and future retirement savings should be done on a pre-tax or after-tax (Roth) basis.
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • 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
  • Spacey has agreed to pay the $1 million over multiple years in installments equal to 10% of his after-tax income.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Among all households in that lowest income group, their after-tax income would increase by an average of about $10.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • And employers could settle at slightly lower wage rates because their employees were taking more home after-tax.
    — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The after-tax proceeds then flow to the shareholders, who pay tax again (typically at capital gains tax rates) on their tax returns.
    — Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Conversely, the share of after-tax income going to the top 1% doubled from 7% to 14%.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026

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