Form 3800 General Business Credit

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Form

3800

General Business Credit
©

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (99)
Name(s) shown on return

Part I

Current Year Credit

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OMB No. 1545-0895

2009

See separate instructions.
Attach to your tax return.

Attachment
Sequence No. 22
Identifying number

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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 (Form 3468, Part II only) (attach Form 3468) . . . . . . . . . . .
Welfare-to-work credit (only from partnerships, S corporations, estates, and trusts) . . . .
Credit for increasing research activities (Form 6765). (Individuals: see instructions) . . . .
Low-income housing credit (Form 8586, Part I only) (enter EIN if claiming this credit from a
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pass-through entity:
Disabled access credit (Form 8826) (do not enter more than $5,000) . . . . . . . . .
Renewable electricity production credit (Form 8835) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
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claiming this credit from a pass-through entity:
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Biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels credit (attach Form 8864)
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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) (enter EIN if claiming this credit from a
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pass-through entity:
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Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (Form 8911) . . . . . . . . . . .
Credits for affected Midwestern disaster area employers (Form 5884-A)
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Mine rescue team training credit (Form 8923) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agricultural chemicals security credit (Form 8931) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Credit for employer differential wage payments (Form 8932) . . . . . . . . . . .
Carbon dioxide sequestration credit (Form 8933) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit (Form 8936) . . . . . . . . . .
Qualified plug-in electric vehicle credit (Form 8834, Part I only)
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Credit for contributions to selected community development corporations (only from
partnerships and S corporations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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General credits from an electing large partnership (Schedule K-1 (Form 1065-B)) .

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Passive activity credits allowed for 2009 (see instructions) .

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Carryforward of general business credit to 2009. See instructions for the schedule to attach .

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Carryback of general business credit from 2010 (see instructions)

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Current year credit. Add lines 4 through 7 .

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For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions.

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Form

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Form 3800 (2009)

Part II
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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 36 . . . . . . .
● 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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12a Foreign tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b Credits from Form 1040, lines 48 through 52 (or Form 1040NR, lines
45 through 48); Form 8859, line 11; Form 8834, lines 22 and 29;
Form 8910, line 21; Form 8911, line 23; Form 8936, line 14; and
Schedule R, line 24
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Net income tax. Subtract line 12c from line 11. If zero, skip lines 14 through 17 and enter -0- on line 18a

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Net regular tax. Subtract line 12c from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0-

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Enter 25% (.25) of the excess, if any, of line 14 over $25,000 (see
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Tentative minimum tax:
● Individuals. Enter the amount from Form 6251, line 34 . . .
● Corporations. Enter the amount from Form 4626, line 12 . . .
● Estates and trusts. Enter the amount from Schedule I
(Form 1041), line 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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18a Subtract line 17 from line 13. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b For a corporation electing to accelerate the research credit, enter the bonus depreciation
amount attributable to the research credit. (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . .
c Add lines 18a and 18b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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C corporations: See the line 19a instructions if there has been an ownership change,
acquisition, or reorganization.
b Enter the smaller of line 8 or line 18a. If you made an entry on line 18b, go to line 19c; otherwise,
skip line 19c (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c Subtract line 19b from line 19a. This is the refundable amount for a corporation electing to
accelerate the research credit. Include this amount on line 32g of Form 1120 (or the applicable
line of your return) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Form 3800 (2009)

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Note. If you are not filing Form 8844, skip lines 20 through 24 and enter -0- on line 25.
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Empowerment zone and renewal community employment credit allowed. Enter the smaller of
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Enter the investment credit from Form 3468, Part III, line 19 (attach
Form 3468) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b Enter the work opportunity credit from Form 5884, line 10 or
line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c Enter the alcohol and cellulosic biofuel fuels credit from Form 6478,
line 14 or line 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
d Enter the low-income housing credit from Form 8586, Part II, line 18
or line 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e Enter the applicable part of the amount of the renewable electricity,
refined coal, and Indian coal production credit from Form 8835,
Part II, line 36 or line 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f Enter the credit for employer social security and Medicare taxes
paid on certain employee tips from Form 8846, line 12 . . . .
g Enter the qualified railroad track maintenance credit from Form
8900, line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Credit allowed for the current year. Add lines 27 and 31.
Report the amount from line 32 (if smaller than the sum of lines 8, 24, and 30, see instructions)
as indicated below or on the applicable line of your return:

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● Individuals. Form 1040, line 53 or Form 1040NR, line 49 .
● Corporations. Form 1120, Schedule J, line 5c . . . .
● Estates and trusts. Form 1041, Schedule G, line 2c . .

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