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  • Contributions made on an after-tax basis are not taxed again when withdrawn.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  • Parent contributions are after-tax, but that money is not taxable when it is withdrawn.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
  • Many strategies that improve after-tax outcomes only work prospectively.
    Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • 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

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'after-tax.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: