OMB No. 1545-1257

Form 8827 Credit For Prior Year Minimum Tax—Corporations

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

© Attach to the corporation’s tax return.

Name Employer identification number

1 Alternative minimum tax (AMT) for 1997. Enter the amount from line 15 of the 1997 Form 4626 1

2 Minimum tax credit carryforward from 1997. Enter the amount from line 9 of the 1997 Form 8827 2

3 Enter the total of any 1997 unallowed nonconventional source fuel credit and 1997 unallowed

qualified electric vehicle credit. See instructions 3

4 Add lines 1, 2, and 3 4

5

5 Enter the corporation’s 1998 regular income tax liability minus allowable tax credits. See

instructions

6

6 If the corporation is:

7 Subtract line 6 from line 5. If zero or less, enter -0- 7

8 Minimum tax credit. Enter the smaller of line 4 or line 7. Also enter this amount on the

appropriate line of the corporation’s income tax return (e.g., Form 1120, Schedule J, line 4e). If

the corporation had a post-1986 ownership change or has preacquisition excess credits, see

instructions 8

9 Minimum tax credit carryforward to 1999. Subtract line 8 from line 4. See instructions 9

General Instructions

Section references are to the Internal

Revenue Code.

Line 5

Who Should File

Form 8827 should be filed by

corporations that had:

● An AMT liability in 1997;

● A minimum tax credit carryforward

from 1997 to 1998; or

● A nonconventional source fuel credit

or a qualified electric vehicle credit not

allowed for 1997 (see the instructions for

line 3).

Specific Instructions Line 8

Line 3

Purpose of Form

Form 8827 is used by corporations to

figure the minimum tax credit, if any, for

AMT incurred in prior tax years and to

figure any minimum tax credit

carryforward.

Cat. No. 13008K Form 8827 (1998) (Rev. 12-98)

Enter the corporation’s 1998 regular

income tax liability (as defined in section

26(b)) minus any credits allowed under

Subchapter A, Part IV, subparts B, D, E,

and F of the Internal Revenue Code

(e.g., if you are filing Form 1120,

subtract any credits on Schedule J, lines

4a through 4d, from the amount on

Schedule J, line 3).

Enter the total of any nonconventional

source fuel credit and qualified electric

vehicle credit not allowed for 1997 solely

because of the limitations under

sections 29(b)(6)(B) and 30(b)(3)(B).

If either limit applies, attach a

computation of the minimum tax credit

allowed. Enter that amount on line 8.

Write “Sec. 383” or “Sec. 384” on the

dotted line to the left of the line 8 entry

space.

Line 9

Keep a record of this amount to carry

forward and use in future years.

1998

● A “small corporation” exempt from the AMT for 1998, and line 5 is $25,000 or less, enter -0-.

See instructions.

● A “small corporation” exempt from the AMT for 1998, and line 5 is more than $25,000, enter

25% (.25) of the excess.

● Not a “small corporation” exempt from the AMT for 1998, complete Form 4626 for 1998 and

enter the tentative minimum tax from line 13

(Rev. December 1998)

Line 6

See the 1998 Instructions for Form 4626

to find out if the corporation is treated

as a “small corporation” exempt from

the AMT. If the corporation is a “small

corporation” exempt from the AMT, see

section 38(c)(3) before completing line 6

for special rules that apply to controlled

corporate groups, regulated investment

companies, and real estate investment

trusts.

If the corporation had a post-1986

ownership change (as defined in section

382(g)), the amount of pre-change

minimum tax credits that can be applied

against the corporation’s tax for any tax

year ending after the ownership change

may be limited. See section 383 and the

related regulations. To figure the amount

of the pre-change credit, the corporation

must allocate the credit for the change

year between the pre-change period and

the post-change period. The corporation

must use the same method of allocation

(ratable allocation or closing-of-the

books) for purposes of sections 382 and

383. See Regulations section 1.382-6 for

details. Also, preacquisition excess

credits of one corporation generally

cannot be used to offset the tax

attributable to recognized built-in gains

of another corporation. See section 384

for details.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 2.

A Change To Note

The tax liability limit for the minimum tax

credit has been modified for “small

corporations” exempt from the AMT. For

these corporations, the tax liability limit

is the regular tax (minus allowable

credits) reduced by 25% of the excess

of the regular tax (minus allowable

credits) over $25,000.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We

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carry out the Internal Revenue laws of

the United States. You are required to

give us the information. We need it to

ensure that you are complying with

these laws and to allow us to figure and

collect the right amount of tax.

The time needed to complete and file

this form will vary depending on

individual circumstances. The estimated

average time is 1 hour.

If you have comments concerning the

accuracy of this time estimate or

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simpler, we would be happy to hear from

you. See the instructions for the tax

return with which this form is filed.

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law. Generally, tax returns and return

information are confidential, as required

by section 6103.

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