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Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn	The Devil's Alternative Savvy planning can shave a few points from the alternative minimum tax, a numbers game where the house always wins.
CFO December 1, 2006 Marie Leone	Alternative Universe Nothing this side of the Boston Tea Party has raised as much ire as the alternative minimum tax, but there are things you can do to keep from getting mugged.
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Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Stuart Bromberg	The Muni Option Municipal bonds and bond funds are still reasonably cheap and offer tax-free ballast to diversify a portfolio. But when advising clients about municipal bonds, it's important to assess whether the investors could be subject to the alternative minimum tax.
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Investment Advisor October 2005 Kathleen M. McBride	Relief Pitcher How do you spell relief from the alternative minimum tax? Try the Fidelity Tax-Free Bond Fund, a fund that provides strong returns largely free of the AMT heartburn.
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BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Howard Gleckman	The Stealth Tax The AMT now sideswipes 3 million taxpayers. Think you're not one of them? Better cross your fingers.
Investment Advisor February 2008 James J. Green	Expansion of AMT Put Off A flurry of last-minute year-end legislative action by the first session of the 110th Congress included a bill that postpones by a year expansion of the alternative minimum tax to millions of taxpayers.
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Financial Planning March 1, 2007 Julian Block	Shadow Tax The alternative minimum tax is not just a problem for your wealthiest clients anymore. Here's what all your clients need to know.
Financial Planning November 1, 2005 Alison L. McConnel	The Muni Market The Treasury Department is flat-out opposed to providing federal guarantees for tax-exempt municipal bonds issued by hard-hit Gulf Coast states/localities, according to Treasury Secretary John W. Snow.
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Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 Jason Van Steenwyk	Honey, I Shrunk the AMT If you understand AMT rules, you will have a growing competitive advantage over advisors who don't. You will attract more affluent (and lucrative) clients. You'll likely lose fewer clients to competitors. You'll find opportunities that other advisors miss.
Reason July 2004 Julian Sanchez	Flat-Tax Perspective Without reform, the relative tax burden borne by the American middle class could soon get heavier still thanks to the Alternative Minimum Tax.
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