All of the following statements about the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) are correct, EXCEPT:

As an alternative to the regular income tax system, a taxpayer may elect to pay tax based on the AMT calculation.

The AMT is designed primarily to change the timing of tax payments to more current.

The AMT frustrates efforts by taxpayers to participate in activities that reduce or eliminate their current tax liability.

Some adjustments made for AMT purposes result in a permanent increase in tax.