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Then refigure the gain or loss on the disposition. The property's adjusted basis for the AMT is its cost minus all applicable depreciation or amortization deductions allowed for the AMT during the current tax year and previous tax years. Subtract this AMT basis from the sales price to get the AMT gain or loss.

For the 2018 tax year, the threshold is $191,500 of AMT taxable income for taxpayers filing as single and as married couples filing jointly. It is $95,750 for married couples filing separately. For the tax year 2017, the threshold was $187,800 of AMTI or $93,900 for those who are married filing separately.

The AMT is levied at two rates: 26 percent and 28 percent. The AMT exemption amount for 2019 is $71,700 for singles and $111,700 for married couples filing jointly (Table 3). In 2019, the 28 percent AMT rate applies to excess AMTI of $194,800 for all taxpayers ($97,400 for married couples filing separate returns).

For the 2018 tax year, the threshold is $191,500 of AMT taxable income for taxpayers filing as single and as married couples filing jointly. It is $95,750 for married couples filing separately. For the tax year 2017, the threshold was $187,800 of AMTI or $93,900 for those who are married filing separately.

The trigger varies with your regular income tax bracket and the amount of tax preference items you have. The higher your income, the more preference items you need to trigger the AMT.

Calculating the AMT is complicated. Taxpayers first calculate their normal adjusted gross income, then add back in certain items. Next, they, subtract the applicable AMT exemption amount, multiply that by the appropriate AMT tax rate and subtract the AMT foreign tax credit to calculate a tentative minimum tax.

An alternative minimum tax (AMT) is a tax that ensures that taxpayers pay at least the minimum. The AMT recalculates income tax after adding certain tax preference items back into adjusted gross income. AMT uses a separate set of rules to calculate taxable income after allowed deductions.

The AMT is levied at two rates: 26 percent and 28 percent. The AMT exemption amount for 2019 is $71,700 for singles and $111,700 for married couples filing jointly (Table 3). In 2019, the 28 percent AMT rate applies to excess AMTI of $194,800 for all taxpayers ($97,400 for married couples filing separate returns).

For 2018, they are $109,400 for married joint-filing couples and $70,300 for unmarried individuals. The phase-out thresholds are also dramatically increased to $1 million and $500,000, respectively. Your exemption amount is reduced by 25% of the excess of your AMT income over the applicable phase-out threshold.

The Alternative Minimum Tax is a mandatory alternative to the standard income tax that gets triggered when taxpayers make more than the exemption and use many common itemized deductions. ... As a result, the AMT is projected to affect about 200,000 tax filers per year instead of the 5 million affected in the 2017 tax year.

Taxpayers pay the higher of their tax calculated under regular income tax rules or under the rules for the alternative minimum tax (AMT). In 2017 before enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) the 39.6 percent top rate under the regular income tax was much higher than the 28 percent top statutory AMT rate.

The Alternative Minimum Tax is a mandatory alternative to the standard income tax that gets triggered when taxpayers make more than the exemption and use many common itemized deductions. ... As a result, the AMT is projected to affect about 200,000 tax filers per year instead of the 5 million affected in the 2017 tax year.

The rules determine the minimum amount of tax your income requires you to pay. If you're already paying at least that much because of the regular income tax, you don't have to pay AMT. But if your regular tax falls below the minimum, you have to pay the higher AMT amount.

The AMT is levied at two rates: 26 percent and 28 percent. The AMT exemption amount for 2019 is $71,700 for singles and $111,700 for married couples filing jointly (Table 3). In 2019, the 28 percent AMT rate applies to excess AMTI of $194,800 for all taxpayers ($97,400 for married couples filing separate returns).

AMT Overview. 1) Maximize Retirement Contributions. ... 2) FSA/HSA. ... 3) Switch from the Standard Deduction to Itemized. ... 4) Reduce your Taxable Investment Income. ... 5) Replace Private Activity Municipal Bonds. ... 6) Plan your stock options carefully. ... 7) Manage your miscellaneous itemized deductions.