http://www.taxgirl.com/hey-congress-why-dont-you-fix-the-amt/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:38:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.taxgirl.com/hey-congress-why-dont-you-fix-the-amt/comment-page-1/#comment-12390 The Conservative Reform Network Blog » Blog Archive » AMT: Not Indexed A Stealth Taxes Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:19:29 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3936#comment-12390 [...] , from Philadelphia, comments on the AMT.  Taxes are not indexed for inflation which is controlled by Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, a creation of the central government in [...] [...] , from Philadelphia, comments on the AMT.  Taxes are not indexed for inflation which is controlled by Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, a creation of the central government in [...]

]]> http://www.taxgirl.com/hey-congress-why-dont-you-fix-the-amt/comment-page-1/#comment-11694 JBruce Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:07:28 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3936#comment-11694 This meay be a current additionally confusing detail about the AMT, but Congress needs to restore it to its original purpose, and only "trap" very high income taxpayers -- like $1 million and up. It was never intended to apply to middle-income taxpayers. This meay be a current additionally confusing detail about the AMT, but Congress needs to restore it to its original purpose, and only “trap” very high income taxpayers — like $1 million and up. It was never intended to apply to middle-income taxpayers.

]]> http://www.taxgirl.com/hey-congress-why-dont-you-fix-the-amt/comment-page-1/#comment-11692 Urbie Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:33:12 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=3936#comment-11692 Hey Kelly -- still waiting for you to expound on why the AMT is so universally hated, despite its (at least superficial) resemblance to the simplified tax systems a lot of flat/"fair" tax advocates like. (Having said that, Eric would appear to have a point on this particular double-taxation issue....) Hey Kelly — still waiting for you to expound on why the AMT is so universally hated, despite its (at least superficial) resemblance to the simplified tax systems a lot of flat/”fair” tax advocates like. (Having said that, Eric would appear to have a point on this particular double-taxation issue….)

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