print email comment close Topic 556: Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) URL: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc556.html Description: This article provides information on the alternative minimum tax (AMT), which is "a separately figured tax that eliminates many deductions and credits, thus increasing tax liability for an individual who would otherwise pay less tax." Includes links to instruction and forms (1040, 6251, and 8801), and to related tax topics and resources. From the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Publisher: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury Library of Congress Subject Headings: Income tax -- United States Tax Time Taxation -- United States LII Database Information: Record 1789 created by Julianna Hamann on 01/22/2005 Last modification on 03/22/2007 Published: 01/22/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1789