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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This aims to boost after-tax investment returns by strategically holding stocks and bonds in certain account types.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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
Leverage Roth Accounts Last Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s are often the last accounts to tap for several reasons:
Tax-Free Growth: Contributions are made with after-tax dollars, and qualified withdrawals (after age 59½ and five years) are tax-free.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
These new prices would squeeze consumer budgets, especially for low-income households, which spend three times as much of their after-tax income on apparel as high-income households spend, according to the NRF report, which cited Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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
Leverage Roth Accounts Last Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s are often the last accounts to tap for several reasons:
Tax-Free Growth: Contributions are made with after-tax dollars, and qualified withdrawals (after age 59½ and five years) are tax-free.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
These new prices would squeeze consumer budgets, especially for low-income households, which spend three times as much of their after-tax income on apparel as high-income households spend, according to the NRF report, which cited Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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