T07-0151 - Current-Law AMT Liability, Proposed Surtax, and Change in Tax for Sample Families, 2007

2007 Presents current-law alternative minimum tax (AMT) liability the amount of the proposed AGI surtax, and the net change in tax for repeal of the AMT and implementation of the surtax for sample families of different sizes and filing statuses at different income levels. The Tax Policy Center proposal repeals the AMT and replaces it with a surtax of 4 percent of adjusted gross income above $200,000 for joint returns and above $100,000 for other filing statuses.