Thankfully I was able to come in just DOLLARS under AMT on an early exercise/89b scenario on my first IPO (didn't have any major deductions at the time), and wi

Thankfully I was able to come in just DOLLARS under AMT on an early exercise/89b scenario on my first IPO (didn't have any major deductions at the time), and with the rise of the AMT cap it should save my butt 2nd time around. Every little bit helps. Especially when it is all the difference between a 15% tax rate and a 35% tax rate.