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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 20, Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT)
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- Finance Exam Prep
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- May 17, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 68
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Summary
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The CAMT applies only to corporations with an average annual adjusted financial statement income (AFSI) over $1 billion for a three-year period. - The tax is calculated as 15% of AFSI, which begins with book income from financial statements, not regular taxable income. - A corporation's final tax liability is the greater of its regular tax liability or the tentative minimum tax calculated under the CAMT. - A common exam trap is using a corporation's taxable income as the base for the 15% CAMT calculation instead of its adjusted financial statement income. - Paying the CAMT generates a tax credit that can be carried forward indefinitely to reduce the corporation's regular tax liability in future years. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep