Form 3468

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service (99)

Investment Credit

▶ Attach to your tax return. 

▶ Information about Form 3468 and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form3468.

OMB No. 1545-0155

2012

Attachment 

Sequence No. 174

Name(s) shown on return Identifying number

Part I Information Regarding the Election To Treat the Lessee as the Purchaser of Investment Credit Property

If you are claiming the investment credit as a lessee based on a section 48(d) (as in effect on November 4, 1990) election, provide the 

following information. If you acquired more than one property as a lessee, attach a statement showing the information below.

1 Name of lessor

2 Address of lessor

3 Description of property

4 Amount for which you were treated as having acquired the property . . . . . . . . . . ▶ $

Part II Qualifying Advanced Coal Project Credit, Qualifying Gasification Project Credit, and Qualifying 

Advanced Energy Project Credit

5 Qualifying advanced coal project credit (see instructions):

a Qualified investment in integrated gasification combined cycle property 

placed in service during the tax year for projects described in section 

48A(d)(3)(B)(i) . . . . . . . $ × 20% (.20) 5a

b Qualified investment in advanced coal-based generation technology 

property placed in service during the tax year for projects described in

section 48A(d)(3)(B)(ii) . . . . . $ × 15% (.15) 5b

c Qualified investment in advanced coal-based generation technology 

property placed in service during the tax year for projects described in

section 48A(d)(3)(B)(iii) . . . . . $ × 30% (.30) 5c

d Total. Add lines 5a, 5b, and 5c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5d

6 Qualifying gasification project credit (see instructions):

a Qualified investment in qualified gasification property placed in service 

during the tax year for which credits were allocated or reallocated after 

October 3, 2008, and that includes equipment that separates and

sequesters at least 75% of the project’s carbon dioxide 

emissions . . . . . . . . . $ × 30% (.30) 6a

b Qualified investment in property other than in a above placed in service 

during the tax year . . . . . . $ × 20% (.20) 6b

c Total. Add lines 6a and 6b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6c

7 Qualifying advanced energy project credit (see instructions):

Qualified investment in advanced energy project property placed in 

service during the tax year . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 30% (.30) 7

8 Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

9 Enter the applicable unused investment credit from cooperatives (see instructions) . . . . . 9

10 Add lines 5d, 6c, 7, and 9. Report this amount on Form 3800, line 1a . . . . . . . . . . 10

Part III Rehabilitation Credit and Energy Credit

11 Rehabilitation credit (see instructions for requirements that must be met):

a Check this box if you are electing under section 47(d)(5) to take your qualified rehabilitation 

expenditures into account for the tax year in which paid (or, for self-rehabilitated property, when 

capitalized). See instructions. Note. This election applies to the current tax year and to all later tax 

years. You may not revoke this election without IRS consent . . . . . . . . . . . ▶

b Enter the dates on which the 24- or 60-month measuring period begins

and ends

c Enter the adjusted basis of the building as of the beginning date above 

(or the first day of your holding period, if later) . . . . . . . . . $

d Enter the amount of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures incurred, or 

treated as incurred, during the period on line 11b above . . . . . $

Enter the amount of qualified rehabilitation expenditures and multiply by the percentage shown:

e Pre-1936 buildings located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone . $ × 13% (.13) 11e

f Pre-1936 buildings affected by a Midwestern disaster . . $ × 13% (.13) 11f

g Other pre-1936 buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 10% (.10) 11g

h Certified historic structures located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone $ × 26% (.26) 11h

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Part III Rehabilitation Credit and Energy Credit (continued)

i Certified historic structures affected by a Midwestern disaster $ × 26% (.26) 11i

j Other certified historic structures . . . . . . . . . $ × 20% (.20) 11j

For properties identified on lines 11h, 11i, or 11j, complete lines 11k and 11l.

k Enter the assigned NPS project number or the pass-through entity’s employer identification

number (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l Enter the date that the NPS approved the Request for Certification of Completed Work (see 

instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

m Rehabilitation credit from an electing large partnership (Schedule K-1 (Form 1065-B), box 9) . . 11m

12 Energy credit:

a Basis of property using geothermal energy or solar energy (acquired before January 1, 2006, and 

the basis attributable to construction, reconstruction, or erection by the taxpayer before January 

1, 2006) placed in service during the tax year (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 10% (.10) 12a

b Basis of property using solar illumination or solar energy placed in service during the tax year that 

was acquired after December 31, 2005, and the basis attributable to construction, reconstruction, or 

erection by the taxpayer after December 31, 2005 (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 30% (.30) 12b

Qualified fuel cell property (see instructions):

c Basis of property placed in service during the tax year that was acquired after December 31, 2005, 

and before October 4, 2008, and the basis attributable to construction, reconstruction, or erection

by the taxpayer after December 31, 2005, and before October 4, 2008 . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 30% (.30) 12c

d Applicable kilowatt capacity of property on line 12c (see instructions) ▶ × $1,000 12d

e Enter the lesser of line 12c or line 12d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12e

f Basis of property placed in service during the tax year that was acquired after October 3, 2008, 

and the basis attributable to construction, reconstruction, or erection by the taxpayer after 

October 3, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 30% (.30) 12f

g Applicable kilowatt capacity of property on line 12f (see instructions) ▶ × $3,000 12g

h Enter the lesser of line 12f or line 12g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12h

i 

Qualified microturbine property (see instructions):

Basis of property placed in service during the tax year that was acquired after December 31, 2005, 

and the basis attributable to construction, reconstruction, or erection by the taxpayer after 

December 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 10% (.10) 12i

j Kilowatt capacity of property on line 12i . . . . . . . . . . ▶ × $200 12j

k Enter the lesser of line 12i or line 12j . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12k

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Part III Rehabilitation Credit and Energy Credit (continued)

Combined heat and power system property (see instructions):

Caution. You cannot claim this credit if the electrical capacity of the property is more than 50

megawatts or 67,000 horsepower.

l Basis of property placed in service during the tax year that was acquired after October 3, 2008, 

and the basis attributable to construction, reconstruction, or erection by the taxpayer after 

October 3, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 10% (.10) 12l

m If the electrical capacity of the property is measured in:

• Megawatts, divide 15 by the megawatt capacity. Enter 1.0 if the capacity is 15 megawatts or 

less.

• Horsepower, divide 20,000 by the horsepower. Enter 1.0 if the capacity is 20,000 horsepower or 

less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12m .

n Multiply line 12l by line 12m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12n

Qualified small wind energy property (see instructions):

o Basis of property placed in service during the tax year that was acquired after October 3, 2008, 

and before January 1, 2009, and the basis attributable to the construction, reconstruction, or 

erection by the taxpayer after October 3, 2008, and before January 1, 2009 . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 30% (.30) 12o

p Enter the smaller of line 12o or $4,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12p

q Basis of property placed in service during the tax year that was acquired after December 31, 2008, 

and the basis attributable to construction, reconstruction, or erection by the taxpayer after 

December 31, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 30% (.30) 12q

Geothermal heat pump systems (see instructions):

r Basis of property placed in service during the tax year that was acquired after October 3, 2008, 

and the basis attributable to construction, reconstruction, or erection by the taxpayer 

after October 3, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ × 10% (.10) 12r

Qualified investment credit facility property (see instructions):

s Basis of property placed in service during the tax year . . . $ × 30% (.30) 12s

13 Enter the applicable unused investment credit from cooperatives (see instructions) . . . . . 13

14 Add lines 11e through 11j, 11m, 12a, 12b, 12e, 12h, 12k, 12n, 12p, 12q, 12r, 12s, and 13. Report 

this amount on Form 3800, line 4a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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