What does YTD mean?

[acasa]

What does year to date means on my paycheck? I am asking because the the year to date amount is bigger than the amount of all checks received this year...

[writewords]

The initials usually stand for year to date. This is telling you how much income you have earned or how much has been held back for taxes so far that year. Year to date can be a calendar year starting in January or a fiscal year, which for accounting can be different.

[ptahm22]

Employees' income tax may be based on total earnings in the tax year to date. YTD describes the return so far this year. For example: the year to date (ytd) return for the stock is 8%. This means from January 1 of the current year to date, stock has appreciated by 8%.

[usmantemuri]

Year-to-date (YTD) is a period, starting from the beginning of the current year (either the calendar year or fiscal year) and continuing up to the present day.

[johnbelley]

Year to date refers to the period extending from the beginning of the year to the present.Mostly use in business