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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Tax equivalent yield refers to the rate a taxable bond would have to pay in order to generate the same after-tax income as a municipal bond.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 June 2026
How much will a C-Suite leader making $1,000,000 or more a year receive in annual after-tax retirement income?
—Jim Hebets, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Job switchers saw their after-tax wages grow just 8% year-over-year in Q1 2026, compared to 5% for workers who stayed put.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Their personal saving rate (saving as a percentage of after-tax income) dropped to 2.6% in April, marking the lowest rate since June 2022, when inflation hit a four-decade high.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 June 2026
How much will a C-Suite leader making $1,000,000 or more a year receive in annual after-tax retirement income?
—Jim Hebets, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Job switchers saw their after-tax wages grow just 8% year-over-year in Q1 2026, compared to 5% for workers who stayed put.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Their personal saving rate (saving as a percentage of after-tax income) dropped to 2.6% in April, marking the lowest rate since June 2022, when inflation hit a four-decade high.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
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“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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