The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (or TIPRA, Pub.L. 109–222, 120 Stat. 345) is an American law, which was enacted on May 17, 2006.
This bill prevents several tax provisions from sunseting in the near future. The two most notable pieces of the bill are the extension of the reduced tax rates on capital gains and dividends and extension of the alternative minimum tax (AMT) tax reduction.
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