The individual AMT: Problems and potential solutions

National Tax Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 555-594

  Burman, Leonard E ^a   Gale, William G ^b   Rohaly, Jeffrey ^a   Harris, Benjamin H ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 0038893710     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2002.3.10     Document Type: Article

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