alternative minimum taxes

A form of alternative minimum tax — A tax imposed by the United States federal government in addition to the regular income tax for certain individuals, estates, and trusts, originally designed to tax high-income taxpayers who used the regular tax system to pay little or no tax.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of alternative minimum tax
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