gross income

Example Sentences

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Consider a 74-year-old couple with $800,000 in annual adjusted gross income who makes a $20,000 charitable gift.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

That’s true even if their adjusted gross income exceeds the official levels that allow for a straightforward Roth contribution.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Starting this year, charitable donations below 0.5% of adjusted gross income won’t be deductible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A family buying a median-priced home, which was then $260,000, would have spent about 28.7% of their gross income on the house, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

“Well, first let’s look at your personal gross income from lawn cutting, shall we? It’s really the only figure that counts for this aspect of your operation.”

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen