To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and to adjust the exemption amounts for inflation.

February 9, 2005

Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and to adjust the exemption amounts for inflation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `AMT Middle Class Fairness Act of 2005'.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX ON INDIVIDUALS.

(a) Repeal of Limit on Deduction for State and Local Taxes- Subparagraph (A) of section 56(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

`(A) IN GENERAL- No deduction shall be allowed for any miscellaneous itemized deduction (as defined in section 67(b)).'.

(b) Adjustment for Inflation- Subsection (d) of section 55 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

`(4) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT-

`(A) IN GENERAL- In the case of a taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2004, each of the dollar amounts contained in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--

`(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by

`(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting `calendar year 2003' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.

`(B) ROUNDING- Any increase determined under subparagraph (A) shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.'.

(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

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