does gross profit include tax 
no gross profit does not include tax debt charges or any other expenses other than direct costs the bottom linegross earnings is how much income is generated by an individual before taxes and for a business it is the amount of income after costs of goods sold cogs are deducted from revenues gross income plays various roles in personal finance and business when extending credit lenders analyze gross income as a factor in the borrower s ability to pay back the loan gross margin can be calculated from gross earnings which is a profitability measure for evaluating a company 