Certain Adjustments Must Be Made to Alternative Minimum Taxable Income

question 83

Multiple Choice

Certain adjustments must be made to alternative minimum taxable income (AMTI) to arrive at adjusted current earnings (ACE) .Which one of the following adjustments increases AMTI to arrive at ACE?

• A)federal income taxes paid
• B)the 80% dividends-received deduction
• C)gain realized on the installment sale of noninventory property
• D)excess of capital losses over capital gains

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Definitions:

Compounded Monthly

The process of adding interest to the principal sum of a loan or deposit, where the amount of the interest is calculated monthly and then added to the sum, causing interest on interest.

Compounded Semi-Annually

The process of applying interest to an initial amount and to the accumulated interest over two periods within a year.

EAR

Effective Annual Rate, which measures the real return on an investment or the real interest rate on a loan, accounting for the effect of compounding.