The Expanding Reach of the Individual Alternative Minimum Tax

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Chairman Kyl, Ranking Member Jeffords, and Members of the Subcommittee:

Thank you for inviting me to testify today on the individual alternative minimum tax. I submit as my testimony an updated version of an article I wrote with my colleagues, William G. Gale and Jeffrey Rohaly, titled "The Expanding Reach of the Individual Alternative Minimum Tax," which was originally published in the spring 2003 issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives. The article has been updated to reflect the effects of major individual income tax legislation passed through 2004, including the temporary deduction for state and local sales taxes (the newest AMT preference item), and the latest CBO economic projections.

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