Help me understand "limpios impuestos"

Question

I was watching TVe from Madrid, Spain tonight. There was a segment of the show interviewing different people, discussing their salary and how expensive it was to live. One guy, when asked how much he paid for his car, he said what it cost, then said "limpios impuestos".

From a Spanish Automobile forum, there are quotes similar to this, "si no que dan 36.000 Euros limpios (impuestos a parte).", but I just can't understand how "limpios" is being used here.

Does this mean "before taxes" or "without taxes" or "I didn't pay taxes" or anything like that?

Thank you.

Answer 1

Sí yo gano 100 € y pago 20 € a Hacienda ,ganaré 80 € limpios de impuestos .(cantidad de dinero que me queda tras pagar impuestos)

Answer 2

Ok this is what I Googled first from this SpanishDict dictionary

Limpio, -A adjective 1. clean (sin suciedad) ; clear (cielo, imagen) 2. net (neto) (sueldo)

then net taxes= Gross - tax

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So, does "net taxes" = "limpios impuestos"? Thank you. - Jack-OBrien, Nov 17, 2010

I am not a native speaker, but limios impuestos = net taxes - aprender100, Nov 17, 2010

Thank you. - Jack-OBrien, Nov 17, 2010

Answer 3

I think that means after taxes.

I found this dictionary entry: # En limpio -> in substance; net price; clearly. I don't know if that would be 'before or after'. - Jack-OBrien, Nov 17, 2010

If you search "limpio" in the RAE website you'll find that it says "Cantidad de dinero neta", that is after discounts, Before would be "Cantidad de dinero bruta". - TaniaSalazar, Nov 17, 2010

So in this context "limpios impuestos" would mean "before taxes"? - Jack-OBrien, Nov 17, 2010