The Alternative Minimum Tax Has Become an Added Tax Burden

question 147

Multiple Choice

The alternative minimum tax has become an added tax burden on many upper-middle class families because:

• A) Congress intended it to be that way.
• B) it is not indexed to inflation.
• C) it is indexed to inflation.
• D) it is a regressive tax.

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