retroactive
Example Sentences
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The law also extended the time for filing itemized claims to at least 100 days, up from just two months, but it was not retroactive.
From Los Angeles Times
Hong Kong authorities say that the national security law has no retroactive effect.
From Barron's
Attorney David Lesperance says he has helped four wealthy clients to leave California already, anticipating the tax could be retroactive to Dec. 31, 2025.
From Barron's
In this case, the trust should bear costs incurred to generate rental income for your mother’s care, with any advance by one beneficiary treated explicitly as a reimbursable expense rather than a retroactive price reduction.
From MarketWatch
Although those tax cuts were retroactive to the start of 2025, tax withholding tables were only adjusted at the start of this year.
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