8834 Qualified Electric Vehicle Credit

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8834

(Rev. November 2008)
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Internal Revenue Service

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Identifying number

Caution. This form only applies to qualified electric vehicle passive activity credits from prior years allowed on Form
8582-CR or Form 8810 for the current tax year.
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Passive activity credits allowed for your current tax year (see instructions)

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Regular tax before credits (see instructions)

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Credits that reduce regular tax before the qualified electric vehicle credit:

a Personal credits from Form 1040 or 1040NR (see instructions)
b Foreign tax credit
c Add lines 3a and 3b
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3b

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Net regular tax. Subtract line 3c from line 2. If zero or less, do not file this form; you cannot
claim this credit

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Tentative minimum tax (see instructions)

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Subtract line 5 from line 4. If zero or less, do not file this form; you cannot claim this credit

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Qualified electric vehicle credit. Enter the smaller of line 1 or 6 here and on the appropriate
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line of your return (see instructions). If line 6 is smaller than line 1, see instructions

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Cat. No. 14953G

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8834

(Rev. 11-2008)