FORM 6251: ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX - INDIVIDUALS
A form issued by the IRS and used to determine the alternative minimum tax amount that a taxpayer may owe. Taxpayers with higher incomes may have certain deductions that allow them to reduce their regular tax obligation, and the AMT is designed to set an upper limit on how much that deduction can be.
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| 14:30 | NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index | Jun |
