The American Taxpayer Relief Act was signed into law
On January 2, 2013 President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) into law. This came the day after the Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill. ATRA makes permanent many tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003, and makes a permanent patch on the alternative minimum tax and extends many individual and business tax provisions.
Following is a summary of many of the ATRA features.
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