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Glossary / Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

A tax calculation designed to prevent taxpayers from escaping their fair share of tax liability by taking numerous tax breaks; it adds certain tax preference items back into adjusted gross income. If AMT liability is greater than regular tax liability, the taxpayer must pay the AMT amount.