Maximize Your Equity And Benefits In Tech [Part 15] - Alternative Minimum Tax Basics

Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) can create surprise tax liabilities, especially when exercising incentive stock options. Here's the core points from the lesson:

• AMT is a parallel tax system with fewer deductions, aimed at ensuring high earners pay baseline taxes, and it most often affects those exercising ISOs below market value
• Unlike the progressive regular tax system, AMT uses flat rates (26