This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:

• How the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) operates as a parallel tax system calculated on Form 6251.

• Why state and local tax deductions, a key itemized deduction, are fully added back to determine AMT income.

• The specific AMT adjustment required for the bargain element when Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) are exercised.

• How the significant 2025 AMT exemption is phased out at higher income levels, a common exam testing point.

• The difference between deferral and exclusion items and how it impacts the creation of the AMT credit carryforward.

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