It's an «extra» tax imposed by the IRS to
prevent wealthy taxpayers from taking advantage of so many credits and deductions that they effectively avoid paying any taxes at all.
The ostensible goal of the individual AMT is to
prevent wealthy taxpayers from paying little to no federal tax.
Not exact matches
Cuomo said
preventing upper - middle - class and
wealthier taxpayers from using the deduction will help drive them out of the state and put more of a tax burden on lower - income earners.
Another proposal would only
prevent only the
wealthiest taxpayers from taking the state and local tax deduction.