Topic No. 556 Alternative Minimum TaxInternal Revenue Service 2026

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AMT is relevant for the following reasons: Individuals, Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), Association of Persons (AOP), Body of Individuals (BOI), or Artificial Judicial Person with a total adjusted income above Rs 20,000,000. Everyone else, regardless of their financial level, excluding the individuals listed above.
The AMT is indexed yearly for inflation. For the 2025 tax year, its $88,100 for individuals and $137,000 for married couples filing jointly. It introduced higher income levels for exemption phaseout. Phaseout for the 2025 tax year starts at $626,350 for individuals and $1,252,700 for married couples filing jointly.
The Inflation Reduction Act created the CAMT, which imposes a 15% minimum tax on the adjusted financial statement income (AFSI) of large corporations for taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2022. The CAMT generally applies to large corporations with average annual financial statement income exceeding $1 billion.
To find out if you may be subject to the AMT, refer to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) line instructions in the Instructions for Form 1040 (and Form 1040-SR). If subject to the AMT, you may be required to complete and attach Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax Individuals. See the Instructions for Form 6251 PDF.
Taxpayers who have incomes that exceed the AMT exemption of $88,100 (single), $137,000 (married filing jointly) and $68,500 (married filing separately) in 2025 may be subject to the alternative minimum tax when they file their 2026 tax return. AMT tax rates are 26% or 28%.

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The alternative minimum tax (AMT) credit is a reduction given to individuals who have paid alternative minimum tax in previous years. Exercising Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) often triggers AMT. Thus anyone who has exercised ISOs in years past may be eligible for AMT credits.
Ans. Almost all companies whether private or public, whether Indian or foreign are liable to pay MAT, if the payable income tax (including cess and surcharge) as per the provisions of Income Tax Act is less than 15% of the book profit plus cess and surcharge.

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