AMT (Alternative Miminum Tax)

Tax and other financial consequences of tax-free bonds

(NIIT) Net Investment Income Tax, AMT (Alternative Miminum Tax), Bonds, Municipal Bonds, Tax-Deferred Retirement Accounts, Tax-Exempt Bond / By Douglas Freeman

If you’re interested in investing in tax-free municipal bonds, you may wonder if they’re really free of taxes. While the investment generally provides tax-free interest on the federal (and possibly state) level, there may be tax consequences. Here’s how the rules work. Purchasing a bond. If you buy a tax-exempt bond for its face amount, …

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Do you still need to worry about the AMT?

AMT (Alternative Miminum Tax), Federal Income Tax, Federal Taxes, Income Tax, Individual Income Tax, Ordinary Income Tax, Tax, Tax Cuts and Job Acts (TCJA), Tax Deduction, Tax Planning, Tax Savings / By Douglas Freeman

There was talk of repealing the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) as part of last year’s tax reform legislation. A repeal wasn’t included in the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), but the TCJA will reduce the number of taxpayers subject to the AMT. Now is a good time to familiarize …

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