Form 3800

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service (99)

General Business Credit

© See separate instructions.

© Attach to your tax return.

OMB No. 1545-0895

2009

Attachment 

Sequence No. 22

Name(s) shown on return Identifying number 

Part I Current Year Credit 

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. 

1a Investment credit (Form 3468, Part II only) (attach Form 3468) . . . . . . . . . . . 1a 

b Welfare-to-work credit (only from partnerships, S corporations, estates, and trusts) . . . . 1b 

c Credit for increasing research activities (Form 6765). (Individuals: see instructions) . . . . 1c 

d Low-income housing credit (Form 8586, Part I only) (enter EIN if claiming this credit from a 

pass-through entity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) 1d 

e Disabled access credit (Form 8826) (do not enter more than $5,000) . . . . . . . . . 1e 

f Renewable electricity production credit (Form 8835) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1f 

g Indian employment credit (Form 8845) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1g 

h Orphan drug credit (Form 8820) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1h 

i New markets credit (Form 8874) (enter EIN if claiming this credit from a pass-through entity: 

) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1i 

j Credit for small employer pension plan startup costs (Form 8881) (do not enter more than $500) 1j 

k Credit for employer-provided child care facilities and services (Form 8882) (enter EIN if

claiming this credit from a pass-through entity: ) . . . . . 1k 

l Biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels credit (attach Form 8864) . . . . . . . . . . 1l 

m Low sulfur diesel fuel production credit (Form 8896) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1m 

n Distilled spirits credit (Form 8906) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1n 

o Nonconventional source fuel credit (Form 8907) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1o 

p Energy efficient home credit (Form 8908) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1p 

q Energy efficient appliance credit (Form 8909) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1q 

r Alternative motor vehicle credit (Form 8910) (enter EIN if claiming this credit from a 

pass-through entity: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1r 

s Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (Form 8911) . . . . . . . . . . . 1s 

t Credits for affected Midwestern disaster area employers (Form 5884-A) . . . . . . . 1t 

u Mine rescue team training credit (Form 8923) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1u 

v Agricultural chemicals security credit (Form 8931) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1v 

w Credit for employer differential wage payments (Form 8932) . . . . . . . . . . . 1w 

x Carbon dioxide sequestration credit (Form 8933) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1x 

y Qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit (Form 8936) . . . . . . . . . . 1y 

z Qualified plug-in electric vehicle credit (Form 8834, Part I only) . . . . . . . . . . 1z 

aa Credit for contributions to selected community development corporations (only from

partnerships and S corporations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1aa 

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

2 Add lines 1a through 1bb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

3 Passive activity credits included on line 2 (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

4 Subtract line 3 from line 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

5 Passive activity credits allowed for 2009 (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

6 Carryforward of general business credit to 2009. See instructions for the schedule to attach . 6 

7 Carryback of general business credit from 2010 (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . 7 

8 Current year credit. Add lines 4 through 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No. 12392F Form 3800 (2009) 
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Part II Allowable Credit 

9 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 . . . . %. . 9

10 Alternative minimum tax: 

● Individuals. Enter the amount from Form 6251, line 36 . . . . . . . .

● Corporations. Enter the amount from Form 4626, line 14 . . . . . . .

● Estates and trusts. Enter the amount from Schedule I (Form 1041), line 56 . . % . . . 10 

11 Add lines 9 and 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

12 a Foreign tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12a 

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12b 

c Add lines 12a and 12b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12c 

13 Net income tax. Subtract line 12c from line 11. If zero, skip lines 14 through 17 and enter -0- on line 18a 13 

14 Net regular tax. Subtract line 12c from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0- 14 

15 Enter 25% (.25) of the excess, if any, of line 14 over $25,000 (see 

instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

16 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . % 16 

17 Enter the greater of line 15 or line 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

18a Subtract line 17 from line 13. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18a 

b For a corporation electing to accelerate the research credit, enter the bonus depreciation

amount attributable to the research credit. (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . 18b 

c Add lines 18a and 18b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18c 

19a Enter the smaller of line 8 or line 18c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19a 

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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19b 

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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19c 

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Part II Allowable Credit (Continued)

Note. If you are not filing Form 8844, skip lines 20 through 24 and enter -0- on line 25. 

20 Multiply line 16 by 75% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

21 Enter the greater of line 15 or line 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

22 Subtract line 21 from line 13. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

23 Subtract line 19b from line 22. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

24 Enter the amount from Form 8844, line 10 or line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

25 Empowerment zone and renewal community employment credit allowed. Enter the smaller of 

line 23 or line 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 

26 Subtract line 15 from line 13. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

27 Add lines 19b and 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 

28 Subtract line 27 from line 26. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

29a Enter the investment credit from Form 3468, Part III, line 19 (attach 

Form 3468) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29a 

b Enter the work opportunity credit from Form 5884, line 10 or 

line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29b 

c Enter the alcohol and cellulosic biofuel fuels credit from Form 6478, 

line 14 or line 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29c 

d Enter the low-income housing credit from Form 8586, Part II, line 18 

or line 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29d 

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29e 

f Enter the credit for employer social security and Medicare taxes 

paid on certain employee tips from Form 8846, line 12 . . . . 29f 

g Enter the qualified railroad track maintenance credit from Form 

8900, line 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29g 

30 Add lines 29a through 29g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

31 Enter the smaller of line 28 or line 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 

32 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: 

● 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 . . . . . . . . % . . . 32 

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