Alternative Minimum Tax

Buffett Rule Revenue Would Be Drop In The Bucket: Report

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.20.2012

WASHINGTON — A bill designed to enact President Barack Obama's plan for a "Buffett rule" tax on the wealthy would rake in just $47 billion over ...

The Alternative Millionaires' Minimum Tax

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.26.2012

Chris Weigant

President Obama last night called for a minimum tax rate of 30 percent on income over one million dollars. To some, this sounds like a radical idea, but it really isn't.

Arthur Delaney

Super Committee's Failure Leaves Orphans Behind

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.21.2011

WASHINGTON -- Throughout the super committee's deliberations, impending "automatic, across-the-board cuts" were routinely cited as a driving motivatio...

IRS Topic 556: Alternative Minimum Tax

Peter Neill | Posted 05.30.2011

Peter Neill

IRS.gov describes Topic 556 -- Alternative Minimum Tax -- as follows: The tax laws provide tax benefits for certain kinds of income and allow special ...

Tax Filing Deadline Looms

Jason Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jason Alderman

If your 2010 federal tax return (or extension request) isn't postmarked or electronically filed by midnight on April 18, the penalty on any taxes you owe increases dramatically -- tenfold, in some cases.

The Small Business Case for Extending Tax Cuts

Kristie Arslan | Posted 05.25.2011

Kristie Arslan

Congress has important work to finish before the 111th Congress comes to a close. Much of its agenda includes priorities that are critical to the nati...

Small Business Jobs Act: Real Value to Small Manufacturers

Brandon Edwards | Posted 05.25.2011

Brandon Edwards

Manufacturers with revenues under $50 million should pay close attention to the Small Business Jobs Act, particularly the elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax barrier regarding business tax credits.

The 44th President's $4 Trillion Headache

CNN/Money | Jeanne Sahadi | Posted 05.25.2011

The presidential candidates all have big plans for their time in the White House. Reform health care. Reduce taxes. Close corporate loopholes. Encoura...

7 Year-End Tax-Saving Moves

CNN/Money | Jeanne Sahadi | Posted 05.25.2011

You probably don't know what your federal tax liability will be for 2007, and Congress certainly isn't helping. Lawmakers have yet to pass a temporary...