The Alternative Minimum Tax, Explained

Under the Internal Revenue Code and the vast body of rules and regulations related thereto, certain tax benefits can significantly reduce the amount of taxes that a taxpayer may owe. The alternative minimum tax (AMT) applies to those taxpayers with…

FEDERAL TAX IMPLICATIONS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES MARRIED UNDER STATE LAWS

In June of 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held in U.S. v.  Windsor that provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) were unconstitutional. Prior to this ruling, Section 3 of DOMA required that, for purposes of federal enactments, marriage…