3800
General Business Credit
OMB No. 1545-0895
2017
Form
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Department of the Treasury
Attachment
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You must attach all pages of Form 3800, pages 1, 2, and 3, to your tax return.
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Internal Revenue Service (99)
Sequence No.
Name(s) shown on return
Identifying number
Part I
Current Year Credit for Credits Not Allowed Against Tentative Minimum Tax (TMT)
(See instructions and complete Part(s) III before Parts I and II)
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General business credit from line 2 of all Parts III with box A checked .
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Passive activity credits from line 2 of all Parts III with box B checked
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Enter the applicable passive activity credits allowed for 2017. See instructions .
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Carryforward of general business credit to 2017. Enter the amount from line 2 of Part III with
box C checked. See instructions for statement to attach
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Carryback of general business credit from 2018. Enter the amount from line 2 of Part III with
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box D checked. See instructions .
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Add lines 1, 3, 4, and 5
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Part II
Allowable Credit
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Regular tax before credits:
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• Individuals. Enter the sum of the amounts from Form 1040, lines 44 and 46, or the
sum of the amounts from Form 1040NR, lines 42 and 44
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• Corporations. Enter the amount from Form 1120, Schedule J, Part I, line 2; or the
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applicable line of your return .
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• Estates and trusts. Enter the sum of the amounts from Form 1041, Schedule G,
lines 1a and 1b; or the amount from the applicable line of your return
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Alternative minimum tax:
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• Individuals. Enter the amount from Form 6251, line 35
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• Corporations. Enter the amount from Form 4626, line 14 .
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• Estates and trusts. Enter the amount from Schedule I (Form 1041), line 56 .
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10a Foreign tax credit .
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b Certain allowable credits (see instructions) .
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10c
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Net income tax. Subtract line 10c from line 9. If zero, skip lines 12 through 15 and enter -0- on line 16
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Net regular tax. Subtract line 10c from line 7. If zero or less, enter -0-
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Enter 25% (0.25) of the excess, if any, of line 12 over $25,000 (see
instructions) .
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Tentative minimum tax:
• Individuals. Enter the amount from Form 6251, line 33
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• Corporations. Enter the amount from Form 4626, line 12 .
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• Estates and trusts. Enter the amount from Schedule I
(Form 1041), line 54 .
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Enter the greater of line 13 or line 14 .
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Subtract line 15 from line 11. If zero or less, enter -0-
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C corporations: See the line 17 instructions if there has been an ownership change, acquisition,
or reorganization.
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