41.   He may also now avoid a divisive debate over an alternative tax on hospital revenues that he had proposed to compensate for any lost income.

42.   He stayed busy making phone calls and chatting with congressional staff and fellow lobbyists, looking particularly after the fate of the corporate alternative minimum tax.

43.   Holders of the series B bonds who are subject to the alternative minimum tax will have income from the securities taxed at that higher rate.

44.   Holders of Port of Portland bonds who are subject to the alternative minimum tax will have income from the securities taxed at that higher tax rate.

45.   Holders of the Port of Portland bonds who are subject to the alternative minimum tax will have income from the securities taxed at that higher tax rate.

46.   If you are dealing with stock options from your job, the alternative minimum tax or even more complex questions, you may need a pro.

47.   If corporate America were groaning under the weight of onerous tax rates, repealing the alternative minimum tax might be acceptable.

48.   In addition, the updated budget implicitly assumes that Congress is not going to do anything about the alternative minimum tax.

49.   In the legislation just approved, Congress provided modest, and temporary, relief from the alternative minimum tax.

50.   Income from the securities subject some investors to the alternative minimum tax.