ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX Definition

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ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX (AMT) is an alternative tax which includes certain tax preference items that are added back into adjusted gross income. If higher than the regular tax, then the regular tax plus the amount by which AMT exceeds the regular tax is paid.

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VOSTRO ACCOUNT is a local currency account maintained with a bank by another bank. The term is normally applied to the counterpartys account from which funds may be paid into or withdrawn, as a result of a transaction.

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