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 Foundation projects people in those middle percentiles would see their after-tax income go up by between 0.7% and 0.9% after the tax deduction, versus only going up by 0.1% to 0.4% from a tax cut on Social Security payments.
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Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
An analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center this week found that those earning from $460,000 to $1.1 million would get an average tax cut of $21,000, increasing their after-tax incomes by 4.4%.
—David Lightman
updated July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
The top 20% of U.S. households (earning more than $217,000 a year) would get a tax cut equivalent to 3.4% of their after-tax income in 2026, according to the Tax Policy Center.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2025
According to the 2024 Fidelity Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate, a 65-year-old retiring today may need approximately $165,000 in after-tax savings just to cover medical expenses.
—Justin Kittle, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
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Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
An analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center this week found that those earning from $460,000 to $1.1 million would get an average tax cut of $21,000, increasing their after-tax incomes by 4.4%.
—David Lightman
updated July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
The top 20% of U.S. households (earning more than $217,000 a year) would get a tax cut equivalent to 3.4% of their after-tax income in 2026, according to the Tax Policy Center.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2025
According to the 2024 Fidelity Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate, a 65-year-old retiring today may need approximately $165,000 in after-tax savings just to cover medical expenses.
—Justin Kittle, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
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“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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