after-tax

Minus the government's

After-tax describes an amount of money remaining after taxes have been deducted or accounted for.

It typically modifies income, earnings, returns, or profits to indicate what's actually available to spend or reinvest: My after-tax income barely covers rent.

Financial discussions distinguish between gross figures and after-tax figures because the difference can be substantial.

The term is essential in comparing investments, salaries, and business performance across different tax situations.

income

gross

Total before subtractions

withholding · brackets · salary · wages · earnings · compensation · dividends · interest · capital gains · retirement

takehome

disposable

Made for one use

purchasing power · discretionary · paycheck · net pay · spendable · real wages · cash in hand · pocket money

returns

yield

Produce or relinquish

  • profitGain exceeding expenditure
  • gainPositive return received
  • ROIProfit-to-cost ratio

investment · proceeds · appreciation · portfolio · performance · distributions · payout · earnings per share · compound growth

Categories
Opposites
tax timing/status

after-taxpre-tax

Before levies apply

pretax · gross · gross income · taxable · total

Family

aftertax

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