January 9, 2007
AMT Data Now Available by Congressional District, County, and Metro Area
by Gerald Prante
Today, the Tax Foundation released a Fiscal Fact along with multiple data sets that highlight where the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) hits the hardest. The main finding is that the AMT hits hardest in California and in the Northeast, especially the areas surrounding New York City. The following is a list of the top 10 congressional districts that are hit by AMT.
State | Cong. District | Current Member of Congress | Political Party | Percentage of Tax Returns Paying AMT | Rank |
NY | 18 | Lowey | D | 13.52% | 1 |
NY | 14 | Maloney | D | 12.36% | 2 |
CA | 14 | Eshoo | D | 11.42% | 3 |
CA | 30 | Waxman | D | 10.96% | 4 |
NJ | 11 | Frelinghuysen | R | 10.62% | 5 |
NY | 8 | Nadler | D | 10.57% | 6 |
CT | 4 | Shays | R | 10.53% | 7 |
NJ | 5 | Garrett | R | 10.06% | 8 |
NJ | 7 | Ferguson | R | 9.69% | 9 |
NY | 2 | Israel | D | 9.25% | 10 |
In total, there are four data sets that have been posted:
-AMT by State
-AMT by Congressional District
-AMT by Major City Area
-AMT by County
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