You pay tax on your adjusted gross income. This is not quite the same thing as gross income, but it's definitely not net either.
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Net income is what you get after tax, gross income is before tax.
Decrease. The tax is taken OUT of the gross leaving a net.
Your annual income is generally your net income - what you earned (gross income) minus the taxes and pre-tax benefits you pay for prior to getting your paycheck (deductions).
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The difference between gross pay and net pay is that gross pay is the amount that you receive before tax deductions and pay net is the money you take home after all the tax deductions