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Minimum Tax - AMT |
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A
tax calculation that adds certain tax preference items back into adjusted
gross income. If AMT is higher than the regular tax liability for
the year, the regular tax and the amount by which the AMT exceeds
the regular tax are paid.
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AMT
is designed to prevent taxpayers from escaping a fair share of tax
liability by using certain tax breaks.
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