Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT
The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is a parallel tax system designed to ensure higher-income earners pay at least a minimum tax amount.
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💡 Practical Example
Single filer with $250k income, $10k SALT, $30k ISO spread: AMTI = $290,000. Full $81,300 exemption applies. Net AMTI = $208,700. TMT at 26% = $54,262. Estimated additional AMT liability calculated against regular tax.
📖 About Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT
The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is a parallel tax system designed to ensure higher-income earners pay at least a minimum tax amount. It disallows certain standard deductions (like SALT) and treats un-realized ISO exercise gains (bargain element) as taxable income.
To use the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) & ISO Tax Calculator, enter your Regular Taxable Income, Tax Filing Status, State and Local Taxes (SALT) Add-back and other values. The calculator instantly computes Alternative Minimum Taxable Income (AMTI), Allowed AMT Exemption (After Phaseout) and more. Results update in real time as you change any input — no submit button needed.
How to Use This Calculator
Enter your Regular Taxable Income (e.g. 250000 in ), Tax Filing Status — choose from Single, Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, State and Local Taxes (SALT) Add-back (e.g. 10000 in ), Incentive Stock Option (ISO) Bargain Element (e.g. 30000 in ), and Other AMT Adjustments / Preferences (e.g. 0 in ). Results update instantly as you type — adjust any value to compare scenarios.
The Formula
AMTI = Taxable Income + SALT Add-back + ISO Bargain Element + Adjustments
Net AMTI = AMTI - Allowed Exemption (Phaseout at 25% above threshold)
TMT = 26% up to bracket limit (220,700) + 28% on excess
AMT Owed = Max(0, TMT - Regular Income Tax)
Worked Example
Single filer with 250k income, 10k SALT, 30k ISO spread:
AMTI = 290,
- Full 81,300 exemption applies.
Net AMTI = 208,
- TMT at 26% = 54,
262.
Estimated additional AMT liability calculated against regular tax.
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