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What is AMT – Alternative Minimum Tax?

The alternative minimum tax (or AMT) is an excess tax, which has to be paid by many people above their regular income tax. The primary goal behind implementing alternative minimum tax is to forbid high-income people from enjoying special tax benefits to pay diminutive or zero tax. But for several reasons the Alternative Minimum Tax [...]

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Were you fooled – Myths regarding the New Tax Bill

You might have found investment simple to handle but, managing taxes is very difficult. The new tax bills could be at times, misleading and could be the reason for many wrong conclusions. Here are the myths that you should be aware about – The new tax bill is good for stock market: In spite the [...]

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Manage Your Foreign Tax Credit

Now you can claim your foreign tax credits for the taxes that have been paid in foreign countries. However, not all foreign taxes can be claimed there are few exceptions, and these credits can be carry forward or carry back to the previous or next year. Isn’t that good? How to manage Foreign Tax Credit [...]

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Official Federal Income Tax brackets 2011

New Year always turn up with tweaking income taxes, and now we are used to it. We just wanna know how much we have to pay without a second thought. These are the new official Federal Income Tax Brackets for the year 2011 – You might be eager to know this year’s marginal tax rate [...]

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