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No. 13,653 in Spanish

retroactivos

Relating to or applying to a prior period or past events.

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  • Los pagos serán retroactivos desde enero.

    The payments will be retroactive from January.

    In this sentence, 'retroactivos' describes payments that are applied to a prior period despite being issued at a later date.

  • Se aplicarán impuestos retroactivos a las ganancias del año pasado.

    Retroactive taxes will be applied to last year's earnings.

    Here, 'retroactivos' defines taxes that affect a past timeframe even though they are implemented subsequently.

  • La ley tendrá efectos retroactivos según el decreto.

    The law will have retroactive effects according to the decree.

    In this case, 'retroactivos' indicates the law's implications affecting events or circumstances prior to its enactment.

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