"alternative minimum tax" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alternative minimum taxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alternative minimum tax (countable and uncountable, plural alternative minimum taxes)
  1. (US, finance) A tax imposed by the United States federal government in addition to the regular income tax for certain individuals, estates, and trusts, originally designed to tax high-income taxpayers who used the regular tax system to pay little or no tax. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Synonyms: AMT [initialism] Related terms: AMTI
    Sense id: en-alternative_minimum_tax-en-noun-7kQzMSFY Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Finance Topics: business, finance

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