Am I Subject To Alternative Minimum Tax?

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I have a passive income investment with property I am leasing to a business.  It is 5-year property for depreciation purposes, eligible for bonus depreciation, but I will probably opt out of the bonus depreciation and use straight-line depreciation.  The depreciation deduction each year will completely offset the rental income for the 5-year depreciation period.  So, I will not be showing taxable income for the first 5 years on the investment.  Am I going to be subject to the alternative minimum tax for this?  It is only a passive income investment (not a business), and my primary source of income is W-2 income from my job.   So, I will be paying income taxes each year for my job, but the investment itself will not show taxable income for 5 years.   

[GeorgeDenseff · Accepted solution]

Possibly.  There is no quick and easy formula to compute Alternate Minimum Taxes.  You can use tax planning software like Intuit Taxcaster.  

There is not a version for five years from now, but you can get an idea based on what your projections will be,  The threshold will probably be changed.  They are currently ridiculously low.

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