pretax income
Pretax Income
pretax income
Pretax income.
Pretax income, sometimes described as pretax dollars, is your gross income before income taxes are withheld.
Any contributions you make to a salary reduction retirement plan, such as a traditional 401(k) or 403(b) plan, or to a flexible spending account comes out of your pretax income.
The contribution reduces your current income and the amount you owe in current income taxes.
pretax income
Income from an investment before income taxes.If there are significant tax advantages to an investment, such as low-income housing credits or bonus depreciation, the after-tax income will sometimes be larger than the pretax income.