 TITLE: What Is Alternative Minimum Tax? CONTENT: Do I Need to Worry About the AMT?\n---------------------------------\nThe AMT is an alternative and parallel tax system that could lead some high-income households to pay more in federal income taxes than they would under the regular tax system.\nYou can be certain you won't have to use the AMT if your income is below your AMT exemption amount. Otherwise, you may not know whether you need to use the AMT unless you calculate your federal income tax amount under both systems.\nMost taxpayers aren't affected by the AMT. If you are and you need to use the AMT system, you may need to do some extra legwork when it comes to tax time—or enlist the help of a tax software program or a tax preparer. END