| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : FEBRUARY 1, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| PERSONAL BUSINESS
What Triggers the AMT... -- State and local tax bills -- Personal exemptions -- Standard deduction -- Miscellaneous itemized deductions -- Interest deduction on second mortgages -- Deductions for medical expenses -- Gains on exercised incentive stock options -- Gains on certain qualified small business stock ...And How to Avoid It -- Prepay or delay state and local tax bills -- Shift problematic deductions into other tax years -- Exercise incentive stock options over two or more years -- Spread capital gains over two or more years -- Increase income by exercising nonqualified options, buying income-producing investments, or taking short-term capital gains DATA: J.P. MORGAN & CO., BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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