3800 General Business Credit

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OMB No. 1545–0895

General Business Credit

2007

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See separate instructions.
Attach to your tax return.

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Important: You may not be required to complete and file a separate credit form (shown in parentheses below) to claim the
credit. For details, see the instructions.
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Investment credit (attach Form 3468)
Welfare-to-work credit (Form 8861)
Credit for increasing research activities (Form 6765)
Low-income housing credit (Form 8586) (enter EIN if claiming this credit from a pass-through
entity:
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Disabled access credit (Form 8826) (do not enter more than $5,000)
Renewable electricity production credit (Form 8835, Section A only)
Indian employment credit (Form 8845)
Orphan drug credit (Form 8820)
New markets credit (Form 8874) (enter EIN if claiming this credit from a pass-through entity:
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Credit for small employer pension plan startup costs (Form 8881) (do not enter more than $500)
Credit for employer-provided child care facilities and services (Form 8882) (enter EIN if claiming
this credit from a pass-through entity:
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Qualified railroad track maintenance credit (Form 8900)
Biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels credit (attach Form 8864)
Low sulfur diesel fuel production credit (Form 8896)
Distilled spirits credit (Form 8906)
Nonconventional source fuel credit (Form 8907)
Energy efficient home credit (Form 8908)
Energy efficient appliance credit (Form 8909)
Alternative motor vehicle credit (Form 8910)
Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (Form 8911)
Hurricane Katrina housing credit (only from S corporations, partnerships, estates, and
cooperatives)
Mine rescue team training credit (Form 8923)
Credit for contributions to selected community development corporations (Form 8847)
General credits from an electing large partnership (Schedule K-1 (Form 1065-B))

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Carryforward of general business credit to 2007. See instructions for the schedule to attach

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Form 3800 (2007)

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Regular tax before credits:
● Individuals. Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 44 or Form 1040NR, line 41
● Corporations. Enter the amount from Form 1120, Schedule J, line 2; or the
applicable line of your return
● 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:
● Individuals. Enter the amount from Form 6251, line 35
● Corporations. Enter the amount from Form 4626, line 14
● Estates and trusts. Enter the amount from Form 1041, Schedule I, line 56

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12a Credits from Form 1040, lines 47 through 50 and lines 52 through 54
(or Form 1040NR, lines 44, 45, and 47 through 49)
b Foreign tax credit

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c Credits from Forms 5735 and 8834
d Non-business alternative motor vehicle credit (Form 8910,
line 18)
e Non-business alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit
(Form 8911, line 19)

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Net income tax. Subtract line 12f from line 11. If zero, skip lines 14 through 17 and enter -0- on
line 18
Net regular tax. Subtract line 12f from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0Enter 25% (.25) of the excess, if any, of line 14 over $25,000 (see
instructions)
Tentative minimum tax:
● Individuals. Enter the amount from Form 6251, line 33
● Corporations. Enter the amount from Form 4626, line 12
● Estates and trusts. Enter the amount from Form 1041,
Schedule I, line 54

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Credit allowed for the current year. Enter the smaller of line 8 or line 18. Individuals, estates,
and trusts: See the instructions for line 19 if claiming the research credit. C corporations: See
the line 19 instructions if there has been an ownership change, acquisition, or reorganization.
Report the amount from line 19 (if smaller than line 8, see instructions) as indicated below or on
the applicable line of your return:
● Individuals. Form 1040, line 55 or Form 1040NR, line 50
● Corporations. Form 1120, Schedule J, line 5c
● Estates and trusts. Form 1041, Schedule G, line 2c

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