Policy watch: The expanding reach of the individual alternative minimum tax

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-186

  Burman, Leonard E ^a,b,c   Gale, William G ^b,d   Rohaly, Jeffrey ^a,e  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Tax Policy Center   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e Tax Modeling at the Tax Policy Ctr   (United States)

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EID: 3042772993     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/089533003765888494     Document Type: Review

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