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                                                                                                         Department of the Treasury
                                                                                                         Internal Revenue Service
2022

Instructions for Form 6251

Alternative Minimum Tax—Individuals

Section references are to the Internal Revenue (AMT). The AMT is a separate tax that       asked to explain the items reported. 
Code unless otherwise noted.                   is imposed in addition to your regular      Good records will help you explain any 
                                               tax. It applies to taxpayers who have       item and arrive at the correct AMT.
General Instructions                           certain types of income that receive        Keep records that show how you 
                                               favorable treatment, or who qualify for     figured income, deductions, etc., for the 
Future Developments                            certain deductions, under the tax law.      AMT. Also keep records of any items 
For the latest information about               These tax benefits can significantly        that you used to figure the AMT that 
developments related to Form 6251 and          reduce the regular tax of some              differ from what you used to figure the 
its instructions, such as legislation          taxpayers with higher economic              regular tax. For example, you will need 
enacted after they were published, go to       incomes. The AMT sets a limit on the        to separately figure and track certain 
IRS.gov/Form6251.                              amount these benefits can be used to        carrybacks, carryforwards, basis 
                                               reduce total tax.                           amounts, depreciation, and loss 
What's New                                     Also use Form 6251 to figure your           limitation amounts that differ between 
                                               tentative minimum tax (Form 6251,           the AMT and the regular tax.
Exemption amount.  The exemption 
                                               line 9). You may need to know that 
amount on Form 6251, line 5, has                                                           If you refigure an item for AMT by 
                                               amount to figure the tax liability limit on 
increased to $75,900 ($118,100 if                                                          completing an AMT version of a form or 
                                               the credits listed under Who Must File, 
married filing jointly or qualifying                                                       worksheet, keep a copy of that AMT 
                                               earlier.
surviving spouse; $59,050 if married                                                       form or worksheet for your records.
filing separately).
                                               Figuring AMT Amounts
Also, the amount used to determine                                                         Partners and Shareholders
                                               For the AMT, certain items of income, 
the phaseout of your exemption has                                                         If you are a partner in a partnership or a 
                                               deductions, etc., receive different tax 
increased to $539,900 ($1,079,800 if                                                       shareholder in an S corporation, see 
                                               treatment than for the regular tax. 
married filing jointly or qualifying                                                       Schedule K-1 and its instructions to 
                                               Therefore, you will need to figure items 
surviving spouse).                                                                         figure your adjustments or preferences 
                                               for the AMT differently from how you        from the partnership or S corporation to 
AMT tax brackets.  For 2022, for               figured them for the regular tax. These     include on Form 6251.
non-corporate taxpayers, the 26% tax           instructions will help you figure AMT 
rate applies to the first $206,100             items by using the amount you figured 
                                                                                           Nonresident Aliens
($103,050 if married filing separately) of     for the regular tax and refiguring it for 
taxable excess (the amount on line 6).         the AMT. In some cases, it is easiest to    If you are a nonresident alien and you 
This change is reflected on lines 7, 18,       refigure an item for AMT by completing      disposed of U.S. real property interests 
and 39.                                        a tax form or worksheet a second time       at a gain, you must make a special 
                                               using additional AMT instructions.          computation. Fill in Form 6251 through 
Who Must File                                  These instructions refer to such a form     line 6. If your net gain from the 
Attach Form 6251 to your return if any of      or worksheet as an “AMT” version. If        disposition of U.S. real property 
the following statements are true.             you do complete an AMT version of a         interests and the amount on line 4 are 
                                               form or worksheet, don’t attach it to your  both greater than the tentative amount 
1. Form 6251, line 7, is greater than                                                      you figured for line 6, replace the 
                                               tax return unless instructed to do so. For 
line 10.                                                                                   amount on line 6 with the smaller of that 
                                               example, you may have to attach an 
2. You claim any general business              AMT Form 1116, Foreign Tax Credit, to       net gain or the amount on line 4. Also 
credit, and either line 6 (in Part I) of       your return; see Line 8, later.             enter “RPI” on the dotted line next to 
Form 3800 or line 25 of Form 3800 is                                                       line 6. Otherwise, don’t change line 6.
more than zero.                                As you figure some deductions and 
                                               credits for the AMT, carrybacks or          Credit for Prior Year 
3. You claim the qualified electric            carryforwards to other tax years may be 
vehicle credit (Form 8834), the personal       different from what you figured for the     Minimum Tax
use part of the alternative fuel vehicle       regular tax. Examples are investment        See Form 8801, Credit for Prior Year 
refueling property credit (Form 8911), or      interest expense, a net operating loss, a   Minimum Tax—Individuals, Estates, and 
the credit for prior year minimum tax          capital loss, a passive activity loss, and  Trusts, if you paid AMT for 2021 or you 
(Form 8801).                                   the foreign tax credit. Your at-risk limits had a minimum tax credit carryforward 
4. The total of Form 6251, lines 2c            and basis amounts may also differ for       on your 2021 Form 8801. If you pay 
through 3, is negative and line 7 would        the AMT.                                    AMT for 2022, you may be able to take 
be greater than line 10 if you didn’t take                                                 a credit on Form 8801 for 2023.
into account lines 2c through 3.               Recordkeeping
                                               You must keep records to support items      Optional Write-off for 
Purpose of Form                                reported on Form 6251 in case the IRS       Certain Expenditures
Use Form 6251 to figure the amount, if         has questions about them. If the IRS        There is no AMT adjustment for the 
any, of your alternative minimum tax           examines your tax return, you may be        following items if you elect for the 

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regular tax to deduct them ratably over    any generation-skipping transfer taxes    into account all adjustments and 
the period of time shown.                  on income distributions.                  preferences.
Circulation expenditures—3 years         If you aren’t filing Schedule A (Form     Gross income from property held for 
(section 173).                             1040), then enter the standard            investment.
Research and experimental                deduction amount that you reported on     Net gain from the disposition of 
expenditures—10 years (section             Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 12.            property held for investment.
174(a)).                                                                             Net capital gain from the disposition 
Mining exploration and development       Net qualified disaster loss.   If you     of property held for investment.
costs—10 years (sections 616(a) and        filed Schedule A just to claim an         Investment expenses.
617(a)).                                   increased standard deduction on Form 
Intangible drilling costs—60 months      1040 or Form 1040-SR due to a loss          Include on line 4a any tax-exempt 
(section 263(c)).                          you suffered related to property in a     interest income from private activity 
                                           federally declared disaster area, then    bonds that must be included on Form 
  For information on making the            enter zero on line 2a and go to line 2b.  6251, line 2g. If you have any 
election, see section 59(e) and            You will include the amount of the        investment expenses that would have 
Regulations section 1.59-1. Also see       standard deduction (before it was         been deductible if the interest on the 
Pub. 535, Business Expenses.               increased by any net qualified disaster   bonds were includible in gross income 
                                           loss) on line 3.                          for the regular tax, you can use them to 
                                                                                     reduce the amount on line 4a or include 
Specific Instructions                      Form 1040-NR.    If you are filing Form   them on line 5.
        If you owe AMT, you may be         1040-NR, enter the amount of all taxes 
TIP     able to lower your total tax       from Schedule A (Form 1040-NR),             On line 4g, enter the smaller of:
        (regular tax plus AMT) by          line 1b, plus any foreign income taxes      1. The amount from line 4g of your 
claiming itemized deductions on Form       you are deducting on Schedule A           regular tax Form 4952, or
1040 or Form 1040-SR, even if your         (instead of claiming a credit on Form       2. The total of lines 4b and 4e of this 
total itemized deductions are less than    1116). Don’t include any                  AMT Form 4952.
the standard deduction. This is because    generation-skipping transfer taxes on 
the standard deduction isn’t allowed for   income distributions.                       Step 4. Complete Part III.
the AMT and, if you claim the standard     Line 2b—Refund of Taxes                     Enter on Form 6251, line 2c, the 
                                                                                     difference between line 8 of your AMT 
deduction on Form 1040 or Form             Include any refund from Schedule 1        Form 4952 and line 8 of your regular tax 
1040-SR, you can’t claim itemized          (Form 1040), line 1, that is attributable Form 4952. If your AMT expense is 
deductions for the AMT.                    to state or local income taxes. Also      greater, enter the difference as a 
                                           include any refunds received in 2022      negative amount.
Part I—Alternative                         and included in income on Schedule 1 
                                           (Form 1040), line 8z, that are            Investment interest expense that 
Minimum Taxable Income                                                               isn’t an itemized deduction.        If you 
                                           attributable to state or local personal 
(AMTI)                                     property taxes or general sales taxes,    didn’t itemize deductions and you had 
        To avoid duplication, any          foreign income taxes, or state, local, or investment interest expense, don’t enter 
                                           foreign real property taxes. Enter the    an amount on Form 6251, line 2c, 
  !     adjustment or preference for       total as a negative amount. If you        unless you reported investment interest 
CAUTION line 2m or 2n or for a tax shelter 
farm activity on line 3 must not be taken  include an amount from Schedule 1         expense on Schedule E (Form 1040), 
into account in figuring the amount to     (Form 1040), line 8z, you must enter a    Supplemental Income and Loss. If you 
enter for any other adjustment or          description and the amount next to the    did, follow the steps above for 
preference.                                entry space for line 2b. For example, if  completing Form 4952. Allocate the 
                                           you include a refund of real property     investment interest expense allowed on 
Line 1                                     taxes, enter “real property” and the      line 8 of the AMT Form 4952 in the 
                                           amount next to the entry space.           same way you did for the regular tax. 
If Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 15, is                                                 Enter on Form 6251, line 2c, the 
zero and includes a write-in amount        Line 2c—Investment Interest               difference between the amount allowed 
(such as a capital construction fund       If you filled out Form 4952, Investment   on Schedule E for the regular tax and 
deduction for commercial fishermen),       Interest Expense Deduction, for your      the amount allowed on Schedule E for 
subtract the write-in amount and line 14   regular tax, you will need to fill out a  the AMT.
of Form 1040 or 1040-SR from line 11 of    second Form 4952 for the AMT as 
Form 1040 or 1040-SR before entering       follows.                                  Line 2d—Depletion
the result on line 1.                                                                Refigure your depletion deduction for 
                                           Step 1. Follow the Form 4952 
Form 1040-NR.     If you are filing Form   instructions for line 1, but, when        the AMT. To do so, use only income 
1040-NR, enter the amount from Form        completing line 1, also include any       and deductions allowed for the AMT 
1040-NR, line 15. If Form 1040-NR,         interest that would have been             when refiguring the limit based on 
line 15, is zero, subtract line 14 from    deductible if tax-exempt interest on      taxable income from the property under 
line 11 of Form 1040-NR and enter the      private activity bonds were includible in section 613(a) and the limit based on 
result. If less than zero, enter as a      gross income.                             taxable income, with certain 
                                                                                     adjustments, under section 613A(d)(1). 
negative amount.                           Step 2. Enter your AMT disallowed         Also, your depletion deduction for 
Line 2a—Taxes                              investment interest expense from 2021     mines, wells, and other natural deposits 
Enter the amount of all taxes from         on line 2. Complete line 3.               under section 611 is limited to the 
Schedule A (Form 1040), line 7, except     Step 3. When completing Part II,          property's adjusted basis at the end of 
                                           refigure the following amounts, taking    the year, as refigured for the AMT, 

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unless you are an independent              disaster recovery assistance losses (as    send you a Form 1099-INT showing the 
producer or royalty owner claiming         defined in Pub. 4492-B, Information for    amount of this interest in box 9.
percentage depletion for oil and gas       Affected Taxpayers in the Midwestern       Generally, the term “specified private 
wells under section 613A(c). Figure this   Disaster Areas), or a 2008 or 2009 loss    activity bond” means any private activity 
limit separately for each property. When   that you elected to carry back more than   bond (as defined in section 141) the 
refiguring the property's adjusted basis,  2 years under section 172(b)(1)(H).        interest on which isn’t includible in gross 
take into account any AMT adjustments      Therefore, if an ATNOL that is carried     income for the regular tax, if the bond 
you made this year or in previous years    back or carried forward to the tax year is was issued after August 7, 1986. But 
that affect basis (other than current year attributable to any of those losses, the   specified private activity bonds 
depletion).                                ATNOLD for the tax year is limited to the  generally don’t include any bonds 
                                           sum of:
Enter the difference between the                                                      issued in 2009 or 2010. See section 
regular tax and AMT deduction. If the      1. The smaller of:                         57(a)(5) for other exceptions and more 
AMT deduction is more than the regular     a. The sum of the ATNOL                    details.
tax deduction, enter the difference as a   carrybacks and carryforwards to the tax    Don’t include interest on qualified 
negative amount.                           year attributable to net operating losses  New York Liberty Bonds, qualified Gulf 
                                           other than those losses described in 2a    Opportunity Zone bonds, qualified 
Line 2f—Alternative Tax Net                below, or                                  Midwestern disaster area bonds, or 
Operating Loss Deduction                   b. 90% of AMTI for the tax year            qualified Hurricane Ike disaster area 
(ATNOLD)                                   (figured without regard to the ATNOLD);    bonds.
The ATNOLD is the sum of the               plus                                       Exempt-interest dividends paid by a 
alternative tax net operating loss         2. The smaller of:                         mutual fund or other regulated 
(ATNOL) carrybacks and carryforwards                                                  investment company are treated as 
                                           a. The sum of the ATNOL 
to the tax year subject to the limitation                                             interest income on specified private 
                                           carrybacks and carryforwards to the tax 
explained later. Figure your ATNOLD as                                                activity bonds to the extent the 
                                           year attributable to qualified disaster 
follows.                                                                              dividends are attributable to interest on 
                                           losses, qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone 
Your ATNOL for a loss year is the          losses, qualified recovery assistance      the bonds received by the company, 
excess of the deductions allowed for       losses, qualified disaster recovery        minus an allocable share of the 
figuring AMTI (excluding the ATNOLD)       assistance losses, and any 2008 or         expenses paid or incurred by the 
over the income included in AMTI.          2009 loss that you elected to carry back   company in earning the interest. This 
Figure this excess with the                more than 2 years under section 172(b)     amount should be reported to you on 
modifications in section 172(d), taking    (1)(H), or                                 Form 1099-DIV in box 13.
into account your AMT adjustments and      b. 100% of AMTI for the tax year           If you are filing Form 8814, Parents' 
preferences (that is, the section 172(d)   (figured without regard to the ATNOLD)     Election To Report Child's Interest and 
modifications must be separately           reduced by the amount determined           Dividends, include on this line any 
figured for the ATNOL). For example,       under (1).                                 tax-exempt interest income from line 1b 
the limitation of nonbusiness deductions                                              of that form that is a preference item.
to the amount of nonbusiness income        Enter on line 2f the smaller of the 
must be separately figured for the         ATNOLD or the ATNOLD limitation.           Line 2h—Qualified Small 
ATNOL, using only nonbusiness income       Enter it as a negative amount.             Business Stock
                                                                                      If you claimed the exclusion under 
and deductions that are included in        Any ATNOL not used generally may 
                                                                                      section 1202 for gain on qualified small 
AMTI.                                      be carried back 2 years or forward up to 
                                                                                      business stock acquired before 
Your ATNOLD may be limited. To             20 years if it arose before your 2018 tax 
                                                                                      September 28, 2010, and held more 
figure the ATNOLD limitation, you must     year. Any ATNOL arising after your 
                                                                                      than 5 years, multiply the excluded gain 
first figure your AMTI without regard to   2020 tax year generally may be carried 
                                                                                      (as shown on Form 8949 in column (g)) 
the ATNOLD. To do this, first figure a     forward indefinitely. For more 
                                                                                      by 7% (0.07). Enter the result on line 2h 
tentative amount for line 2d by treating   information about carryover periods and 
                                                                                      as a positive amount.
line 2f as if it were zero. Next, figure a special rules for 2018 through 2020 
tentative total of lines 1 through 3 using losses, see Pub. 536.                      Line 2i—Exercise of Incentive 
the tentative line 2d amount and treating                                             Stock Options
line 2f as if it were zero. This is your   The treatment of ATNOLs doesn’t 
AMTI figured without regard to the         affect your regular tax NOL. However, if   For the regular tax, no income is 
ATNOLD. Your ATNOLD is limited to          you elected under section 172(b)(3) to     recognized when an incentive stock 
90% of the result.                         forgo the carryback period for the         option (ISO), as defined in section 
                                           regular tax, the election also applies for 422(b), is exercised. However, this rule 
However, the 90% limit doesn’t apply       the AMT.                                   doesn’t apply for the AMT. Instead, you 
to an ATNOL that is attributable to                                                   must generally include on line 2i the 
qualified disaster losses before           Line 2g—Interest From Private              excess, if any, of:
December 19, 2004 (as defined in           Activity Bonds                             1. The fair market value of the stock 
section 172(j)), qualified Gulf            Enter on line 2g interest income from      acquired through exercise of the option 
Opportunity Zone losses (as defined in     “specified private activity bonds”         (determined without regard to any lapse 
section 1400N(k)(2)), qualified recovery   reduced (but not below zero) by any        restriction) when your rights in the 
assistance losses (as defined in Pub.      deduction that would have been             acquired stock first become transferable 
4492-A, Information for Taxpayers          allowable if the interest were includible  or when these rights are no longer 
Affected by the May 4, 2007, Kansas        in gross income for the regular tax. Each  subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; 
Storms and Tornadoes), qualified           payer of this type of interest should      over

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2. The amount you paid for the              1. Gain or loss from the sale,               Enter on line 2k the combined 
stock, including any amount you paid for    exchange, or involuntary conversion of     adjustments for the four items listed 
the ISO used to acquire the stock.          property reported on Form 4797, Sales      earlier.
                                            of Business Property;
Even if your rights in the stock aren’t                                                  Example.     On March 13, 2021, your 
transferable and are subject to a           2. Casualty gain or loss to business       filing status is single, you paid $20,000 
substantial risk of forfeiture, you may     or income-producing property reported      to exercise an ISO (which was granted 
elect to include in AMT income the          on Form 4684, Casualties and Thefts;       to you on January 3, 2020) to buy 200 
excess of the stock's fair market value     3. Ordinary income from the                shares of stock worth $200,000. The 
(determined without regard to any lapse     disposition of property not already taken  $180,000 difference between your cost 
restriction) over the exercise price upon   into account in (1) or (2) or on any other and the value of the stock at the time 
the transfer to you of the stock acquired   line on Form 6251, such as a               you exercised the option isn’t taxable for 
through exercise of the option. You         disqualifying disposition of stock         the regular tax. Your regular tax basis in 
must make the election by the 30th day      acquired in a prior year by exercising an  the stock at the end of 2021 is $20,000. 
after the date of the transfer. See Pub.    incentive stock option; and                For the AMT, however, you must 
                                                                                       include the $180,000 as an adjustment 
525 for more details.                       4. Capital gain or loss (including any 
                                                                                       on your 2021 Form 6251. Your AMT 
If you acquired stock by exercising         carryover that is different for the AMT) 
                                                                                       basis in the stock at the end of 2021 is 
an ISO and you disposed of that stock in    reported on Form 8949, Sales and 
                                                                                       $200,000.
the same year, the tax treatment under      Other Dispositions of Capital Assets, or 
the regular tax and the AMT is the          Schedule D (Form 1040), Capital Gains        On January 18, 2022, you sold 100 of 
same, and no adjustment is required.        and Losses.                                the shares for $75,000. Because you 
                                                                                       didn’t hold these shares more than 1 
                                            First figure any ordinary income 
Increase your AMT basis in any stock                                                   year, that sale is a disqualifying 
                                            adjustment related to (3) above. Then, 
acquired through the exercise of an ISO                                                disposition. For the regular tax, you 
                                            refigure Form 4684, Form 4797, Form 
by the amount of the adjustment. Keep                                                  have ordinary income of $65,000 
                                            8949, and Schedule D for the AMT, if 
adequate records for both the AMT and                                                  ($75,000 minus your $10,000 basis in 
                                            applicable, by taking into account any 
regular tax so that you can figure your                                                the 100 shares). You have no capital 
                                            adjustments you made this year or in 
adjustment. See the instructions for                                                   gain or loss for the regular tax resulting 
                                            previous years that affect your basis or 
line 2k.                                                                               from the sale. For the AMT, you have no 
                                            otherwise result in a different amount for ordinary income, but have a short-term 
Form 3921.  If you received a Form          the AMT. When you refigure your gain       capital loss of $25,000 ($75,000 minus 
3921, it may help you figure your           or loss on Form 8949 for AMT, the          your $100,000 AMT basis in the 100 
adjustment.                                 amount of gain you elected to defer for    shares).
Example.    You exercised an ISO to         regular tax purposes due to an 
acquire 100 shares of stock in 2022.        investment in a qualified opportunity        On April 21, 2022, you sold the other 
Your rights in the acquired stock first     fund may need to be adjusted on your       100 shares for $60,000. Because you 
                                                                                       held the shares for more than 1 year 
became transferable on the date you         AMT Form 8949. An adjustment may be 
                                                                                       and more than 2 years had passed 
exercised the ISO and weren’t subject       required if the regular tax and AMT 
                                                                                       since the option was granted to you, the 
to a substantial risk of forfeiture. You    adjusted basis of the property you sold 
                                                                                       sale isn’t a disqualifying disposition. For 
didn’t pay anything for the ISO. You        prior to your investment is different.
                                                                                       the regular tax, you have a long-term 
didn’t sell the acquired stock during       If you have a capital loss after           capital gain of $50,000 ($60,000 minus 
2022. You received a Form 3921 that         refiguring Schedule D for the AMT,         your regular tax basis of $10,000). For 
shows $10 in box 3 (the exercise price      apply the $3,000 capital loss limitation   the AMT, you have a long-term capital 
you paid for each share), $25 in box 4      separately to the AMT loss. Because        loss of $40,000 ($60,000 minus your 
(the fair market value of each share on     the amount of your gains and losses        AMT basis of $100,000).
the exercise date), and 100 shares in       may be different for the AMT, the            You have no other sales of stock or 
box 5 (the number of shares you             amount of any capital loss carryover       other capital assets for 2022. You enter 
acquired). To figure your adjustment,       may also be different for the AMT. See     a total negative adjustment of $118,000 
multiply the amount in box 4, $25, by the   the following example. To figure your      on line 2k of your 2022 Form 6251, 
100 shares in box 5. The result is          AMT capital loss carryover, fill out an    figured as follows.
$2,500, the fair market value of all the    AMT Capital Loss Carryover Worksheet       You figure a negative adjustment of 
shares. Then, multiply the amount in        in the Schedule D instructions.            $65,000 for the difference between the 
box 3, $10, by the 100 shares in box 5.                                                $65,000 of regular tax ordinary income 
The result is $1,000, the amount you        For each of the four items listed 
paid for all the shares. Your adjustment    earlier, figure the difference between the and the $0 of AMT ordinary income for 
is $1,500 ($2,500 − $1,000). Enter it on    amount included in taxable income for      the first sale.
Form 6251, line 2i.                         the regular tax and the amount included    For the regular tax, you have $50,000 
                                            in income for the AMT. Include the         capital gain net income from the second 
Line 2k—Disposition of                      difference as a negative amount on         sale. For the AMT, you have a $25,000 
Property                                    line 2k if (a) both the AMT and regular    short-term capital loss from the first 
Your AMT gain or loss from the              tax amounts are zero or more and the       sale, and a $40,000 long-term capital 
disposition of property may be different    AMT amount is less than the regular tax    loss from the second sale, resulting in a 
from your gain or loss for the regular tax. amount; or (b) the AMT amount is a         net capital loss of $65,000 for the AMT. 
This is because the property may have       loss, and the regular tax amount is a      However, only $3,000 of the $65,000 
a different adjusted basis for the AMT.     smaller loss, or is zero or more.          net capital loss is allowed for 2022 for 
                                                                                       the AMT. The difference between the 
Use this line to report any AMT                                                        regular tax gain of $50,000 and the 
adjustment resulting from refiguring:

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$3,000 loss allowed for the AMT results     section 203(a)(1)(B) of the Tax Reform     Property depreciated under the 
in a $53,000 negative adjustment to         Act of 1986, this rule applies to property unit-of-production method or any other 
include on line 2k.                         placed in service after July 31, 1986.)    method not expressed in a term of 
  You have an AMT capital loss                                                         years.
carryover from 2022 to 2023 of $62,000,     What Depreciation Isn’t Refigured          Indian reservation property that 
of which $22,000 is short term and          for the AMT?                               meets the requirements of section 
$40,000 is long term. If you have no                                                   168(j).
                                                                                       A natural gas gathering line placed in 
other Form 8949 or Schedule D               Don’t refigure depreciation for the AMT    service after April 11, 2005.
transactions for 2023, your adjustment      for the following.
reported on your 2023 Form 6251 would         Residential rental property placed in 
                                            
be limited to ($3,000), the amount of       service after 1998.                        How Is Depreciation Refigured for 
your capital loss limitation for 2023.        Nonresidential real property with a      the AMT?
                                            
Line 2l—Post-1986                           class life of 27.5 years or more placed in Property placed in service before 
Depreciation                                service after 1998 that is depreciated for 1999.  Refigure depreciation for the 
                                            the regular tax using the straight line    AMT using ADS, with the same 
         To avoid duplication, any AMT      method.                                    convention used for the regular tax. See 
  !      adjustment or tax preference       Other section 1250 property placed in    the following table for the method and 
CAUTION  item taken into account on this    service after 1998 that is depreciated for recovery period to use.
line shouldn’t be taken into account in     the regular tax using the straight line 
figuring the amount to enter on any         method.                                      Property Placed in Service Before 1999
other adjustment or tax preference item     Property (other than section 1250 
line of this form.                          property) placed in service after 1998     IF the property is...    THEN use the...
                                            that is depreciated for the regular tax    section 1250 property    straight line method 
  This section describes when               using the 150% declining balance                                    over 40 years.
depreciation must be refigured for the      method or the straight line method.        tangible property        straight line method 
                                            
AMT and how to figure the amount to           Property for which you elected to use    (other than section      over the property's 
enter on line 2l.                           the alternative depreciation system        1250 property)           AMT class life.
  Don’t use line 2l for depreciation        (ADS) of section 168(g) for the regular    depreciated using 
related to the following.                   tax.                                       straight line method for 
Passive activities. Take this             Qualified property that is or was        the regular tax
adjustment into account on line 2m.         eligible for a special depreciation        any other tangible       150% declining 
An activity for which you aren’t at risk. allowance if the depreciable basis of the  property                 balance method, 
Take this adjustment into account on        property is the same for the AMT and                                switching to straight 
line 2n.                                    the regular tax. This applies to any                                line method the first 
Income or loss from a partnership or      special depreciation allowance,                                     tax year it gives a 
an S corporation if the basis limitations   including those for disaster assistance                             larger deduction, over 
                                                                                                                the property's AMT 
apply. Take this adjustment into account    property, reuse and recycling property,                             class life.
on line 2n.                                 cellulosic biofuel plant property, second 
A tax shelter farm activity. Take this    generation biofuel plant property, New 
adjustment into account on line 3.          York Liberty Zone property, Gulf 
                                            Opportunity Zone property, and Kansas 
                                            disaster area recovery assistance          Property placed in service after 
What Depreciation Must Be                   property. The special allowance is         1998.  Use the same convention and 
Refigured for the AMT?                      deductible for the AMT, and no             recovery period used for the regular tax. 
                                            adjustment is required for any             For property other than section 1250 
Generally, you must refigure                depreciation figured on the remaining      property, use the 150% declining 
depreciation for the AMT, including         basis of the qualified property because    balance method, switching to straight 
depreciation allocable to inventory         the depreciable basis of the property is   line the first tax year it gives a larger 
costs, for:                                 the same for the AMT and the regular       deduction. For section 1250 property, 
Property placed in service after 1998     tax. If you elected not to have any        use the straight line method.
that is depreciated for the regular tax     special depreciation allowance apply, 
using the 200% declining balance            the property may be subject to an AMT      How Is the AMT Class Life 
method (generally 3-, 5-, 7-, and           adjustment for depreciation if it was      Determined?
10-year property under the modified         placed in service before 2016. It isn’t 
accelerated cost recovery system            subject to an AMT adjustment for           The class life used for the AMT isn’t 
(MACRS), except for certain qualified       depreciation if it was placed in service   necessarily the same as the recovery 
property eligible for the special           after 2015.                                period used for the regular tax. The 
depreciation allowance (discussed           Any part of the cost of any property     class lives for the AMT are listed in Rev. 
later));                                    for which you elected to take a section    Proc. 87-56, 1987-2 C.B. 674, and in 
Section 1250 property placed in           179 expense deduction. The reduction       Pub. 946, How To Depreciate Property. 
service after 1998 that isn’t depreciated   to the depreciable basis of section 179    Use 12 years for any tangible personal 
for the regular tax using the straight line property by the amount of the section      property not assigned a class life.
method; and                                 179 expense deduction is the same for 
Tangible property placed in service       the regular tax and the AMT.
after 1986 and before 1999. (If the         Motion picture films, videotapes, or 
transitional election was made under        sound recordings.

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    See Pub. 946 for tables that can               The amount of any AMT                For passive activities, see the line 2m 
TIP be used to figure AMT                  TIP     passive activity loss that isn’t     instructions instead. For tax shelter farm 
    depreciation. Rev. Proc. 89-15,                deductible and is carried            activities (that aren’t passive), see the 
1989-1 C.B. 816, has special rules for     forward is likely to differ from the regular line 3 instructions.
short years and for property disposed of   tax amount, if any. Therefore, keep 
before the end of the recovery period.     adequate records for both the AMT and        Refigure your gains and losses from 
                                           regular tax.                                 activities for which you aren’t at risk and 
                                                                                        basis limitations applicable to 
How Is the Adjustment Figured?                                                          partnerships and S corporations by 
                                           Enter the difference between the 
Subtract the AMT deduction for             amount that would be reported for the        taking into account all AMT adjustments 
depreciation from the regular tax          activity on Schedule C, E, or F or Form      and preferences that apply. See 
deduction and enter the result. If the     4835, Farm Rental Income and                 sections 59(h), 465, 704(d), and 
AMT deduction is more than the regular     Expenses, for the AMT and the regular        1366(d).
tax deduction, enter the difference as a   tax amount. If (a) the AMT loss is more 
                                                                                        Enter the difference between the 
negative amount.                           than the regular tax loss, (b) the AMT 
                                                                                        amount that would be reported for the 
                                           gain is less than the regular tax gain, or 
                                                                                        activity on Schedule C, E, or F or Form 
  In addition to the AMT adjustment to     (c) you have an AMT loss and a regular 
                                                                                        4835 for the AMT and the regular tax 
your deduction for depreciation, also      tax gain, enter the adjustment as a 
                                                                                        amount. If (a) the AMT loss is more than 
adjust the amount of depreciation that     negative amount.
                                                                                        the regular tax loss, (b) the AMT gain is 
was capitalized, if any, to account for                                                 less than the regular tax gain, or (c) you 
                                           Enter any adjustment for amounts 
the difference between the rules for the                                                have an AMT loss and a regular tax 
                                           reported on Form 8949, Schedule D, 
regular tax and the AMT. Include on this                                                gain, enter the adjustment as a negative 
                                           Form 4684, or Form 4797, for the 
line the current year adjustment to                                                     amount.
                                           activity on line 2k instead of line 2m. 
taxable income, if any, resulting from 
                                           See the instructions for line 2k.
the difference.                                                                                  The AMT amount of any gain or 
                                                                                        TIP      loss from activities for which you 
Line 2m—Passive Activities                 Publicly Traded Partnership (PTP)                     aren’t at risk is likely to differ 
Refigure your passive activity gains and                                                from the regular tax amount. Your AMT 
losses for the AMT by taking into          If you had a loss from a PTP, refigure       basis in partnerships and S corporations 
account all adjustments and                the loss using any AMT adjustments           is also likely to differ from your regular 
preferences and any AMT prior year         and preferences and any AMT prior            tax basis. Therefore, keep adequate 
unallowed losses that apply to that        year unallowed loss.                         records for both the AMT and regular 
activity. You may fill out an AMT Form                                                  tax.
8582, Passive Activity Loss Limitations,   Tax Shelter Passive Farm 
and AMT versions of the other forms or     Activities                                   Enter any adjustment for amounts 
schedules on which your passive                                                         reported on Form 8949, Schedule D, 
activities are reported, to determine                                                   Form 4684, or Form 4797, for the 
your passive activity loss allowed for the Refigure any gain or loss from a tax 
AMT, but don’t file the AMT versions of    shelter passive farm activity taking into    activity on line 2k instead of line 2n.
these forms and schedules with your tax    account all AMT adjustments and              Line 2o—Circulation Costs
return. Instead, keep them with your       preferences and any AMT prior year 
records.                                   unallowed losses. If the amount is a                  Don’t make this adjustment for 
                                           gain, include it on the AMT Form 8582.                costs for which you elected the 
  Example. You are a partner in a          If the amount is a loss, don’t include it    CAUTION! optional 3-year write-off for the 
partnership and the Schedule K-1 (Form     on the AMT Form 8582. Carry the loss         regular tax.
1065) you received shows the following.    forward to 2023 to see if you have a         Circulation costs (expenditures to 
A passive activity loss of $4,125.       gain or loss from tax shelter passive        establish, maintain, or increase the 
A depreciation adjustment of $500 on     farm activities for 2023.                    circulation of a newspaper, magazine, 
post-1986 property.
                                                                                        or other periodical) deducted in full for 
An adjustment of $225 on the             Insolvency                                   the regular tax in the year they were 
disposition of property.
                                                                                        paid or incurred must be capitalized and 
  Because the two adjustments above        If at the end of the tax year your           amortized over 3 years for the AMT. 
are from the passive activity and aren’t   liabilities exceed the fair market value of  Enter the difference between the regular 
allowed for the AMT, you must first        your assets, increase your passive           tax and AMT deduction. If the AMT 
reduce the passive activity loss by those  activity loss allowed by that excess (but    deduction is more than the regular tax 
amounts. The result is a passive activity  not by more than your total loss). See       deduction, enter the difference as a 
loss for the AMT of $3,400. You then       section 58(c)(1).                            negative amount.
enter this amount on the AMT Form 
8582 and refigure the allowable passive    Line 2n—Loss Limitations                     If you had a loss on property for 
activity loss for the AMT.                         To avoid duplication, any AMT        which circulation costs haven’t been 
                                                                                        fully amortized for the AMT, your AMT 
                                           !       adjustment or tax preference         deduction is the smaller of (a) the loss 
                                           CAUTION item taken into account on this 
                                           line shouldn’t be taken into account in      allowable for the costs had they 
                                           figuring the amount to enter on any          remained capitalized, or (b) the 
                                           other adjustment or tax preference item      remaining costs to be amortized for the 
                                           line of this form.                           AMT.

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Line 2p—Long-Term Contracts                Line 2r—Research and                        amortized these IDCs over a 120-month 
        To avoid duplication, any AMT      Experimental Costs                          period starting with the month the well 
                                                                                       was placed in production. If you prefer 
!       adjustment or tax preference               Don’t make this adjustment for      not to use the 120-month period, you 
CAUTION item taken into account on this    !       costs paid or incurred in           can elect to use any method that is 
line shouldn’t be taken into account in    CAUTION connection with an activity in      permissible in determining cost 
figuring the amount to enter on any        which you materially participated under     depletion.
other adjustment or tax preference item    the passive activity rules or for costs for 
line of this form.                         which you elected the optional 10-year      Net income.   Determine net income by 
For the AMT, you must generally use        write-off for the regular tax.              reducing the gross income that you 
                                                                                       received or accrued during the tax year 
the percentage-of-completion method        Research and experimental costs             from all oil, gas, and geothermal wells 
described in section 460(b) to             deducted in full for the regular tax in the by the deductions allocable to those 
determine your income from any             tax year they were paid or incurred must    wells (reduced by the excess IDCs). 
long-term contract (defined in section     be capitalized and amortized over 10        When refiguring net income, use only 
460(f)). However, this rule doesn’t apply  years for the AMT. Enter the difference     income and deductions allowed for the 
to any home construction contract (as      between the regular tax and AMT             AMT.
defined in section 460(e)(5) (formerly     deduction. If the AMT deduction is more     Exception. The preference for IDCs 
designated 460(e)(6)). For contracts       than the regular tax deduction, enter the   from oil and gas wells doesn’t apply to 
excepted from the                          difference as a negative amount.            taxpayers who are independent 
percentage-of-completion method for 
the regular tax by section 460(e)(1), use  If you had a loss on property for           producers (that is, not integrated oil 
the simplified procedures for allocating   which research and experimental costs       companies as defined in section 291(b)
costs outlined in section 460(b)(3) to     haven’t been fully amortized for the        (4)). However, this benefit may be 
determine the percentage of                AMT, your AMT deduction is the smaller      limited. First, figure the IDC preference 
completion.                                of (a) the loss allowable for the costs     as if this exception didn’t apply. Then, 
                                           had they remained capitalized, or (b) the   for purposes of this exception, complete 
Enter the difference between the                                                       Form 6251 through line 3, including the 
                                           remaining costs to be amortized for the 
AMT and regular tax income. If the AMT                                                 IDC preference and treating line 2f as if 
                                           AMT.
income is smaller, enter the difference                                                it were zero, and combine lines 1 
as a negative amount.                      Line 2s—Installment Sales                   through 3. If the amount of the IDC 
                                           The installment method doesn’t apply        preference exceeds 40% of the total of 
Note. If you are required to use the                                                   lines 1 through 3 (figured as described 
                                           for the AMT to any nondealer 
percentage-of-completion method for                                                    in the preceding sentence), enter the 
                                           disposition of property after August 16, 
either the regular tax or the AMT, you                                                 excess on line 2t (your benefit from this 
                                           1986, but before January 1, 1987, if an 
may owe or be entitled to a refund of                                                  exception is limited). Otherwise, don’t 
                                           installment obligation to which the 
interest for the tax year the contract is                                              enter an amount on line 2t (your benefit 
                                           proportionate disallowance rule applied 
completed or adjusted. For details, see                                                from this exception isn’t limited).
                                           arose from the disposition. Enter the 
Form 8697, Interest Computation Under 
                                           amount of installment sale income 
the Look-Back Method for Completed                                                     Line 3—Other Adjustments
                                           reported for the regular tax as a 
Long-Term Contracts.                                                                   Enter on line 3 the total of any other 
                                           negative amount on line 2s.
                                                                                       adjustments that apply to you, including 
Line 2q—Mining Costs                                                                   the following.
                                           Line 2t—Intangible Drilling 
        Don’t make this adjustment for     Costs (IDCs)
                                                                                       Depreciation Figured Using 
!       costs for which you elected the            Don’t make this adjustment for 
CAUTION optional 10-year write-off for the 
                                                                                       Pre-1987 Rules
regular tax.                               !       costs for which you elected the 
                                           CAUTION optional 60-month write-off for 
Mining exploration and development         the regular tax.                            This preference generally applies only 
costs deducted in full for the regular tax                                             to property placed in service after 1987, 
in the tax year they were paid or          IDCs from oil, gas, and geothermal          but depreciated using pre-1987 rules 
incurred must be capitalized and           wells are a preference to the extent that   due to transitional provisions of the Tax 
amortized over 10 years for the AMT.       the excess IDCs are more than 65% of        Reform Act of 1986.
Enter the difference between the regular   the net income from the wells. Figure 
tax and AMT deduction. If the AMT          the preference for all oil and gas          For the AMT, you must use the 
deduction is more than the regular tax     properties separately from the              straight line method to figure 
deduction, enter the difference as a       preference for all geothermal properties.   depreciation on real property for which 
negative amount.                           Excess IDCs.  Figure excess IDCs as         accelerated depreciation was 
If you had a loss on property for          follows.                                    determined using pre-1987 rules. Use a 
                                                                                       recovery period of 19 years for 19-year 
which mining costs haven’t been fully      Step 1.  Determine the amount of            real property and 15 years for 
amortized for the AMT, your AMT            your IDCs allowed for the regular tax       low-income housing. For leased 
deduction is the smaller of (a) the loss   under section 263(c), but don’t include     personal property other than recovery 
allowable for the costs had they           any section 263(c) deduction for            property, enter the amount by which 
remained capitalized, or (b) the           nonproductive wells.                        your regular tax depreciation using the 
remaining costs to be amortized for the 
AMT.                                       Step 2.  Subtract from the amount           pre-1987 rules exceeds the 
                                           determined in Step 1 the amount that        depreciation allowable using the straight 
                                           would have been allowed had you             line method. For leased 10-year 

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recovery property and leased 15-year           the regular tax loss, (b) the AMT gain is  next to Schedule A, line 16, as your 
public utility property, enter the amount      less than the regular tax gain, or (c) you “Standard Deduction Claimed With 
by which your regular tax depreciation         have an AMT loss and a regular tax         Qualified Disaster Loss.”
exceeds the depreciation allowable             gain, enter the adjustment as a negative 
using the straight line method with a          amount.                                      If you filed Schedule A to itemize 
half-year convention, no salvage value,                                                   your deductions, then don't make this 
and a recovery period of 15 years (22          Enter any adjustment for amounts           adjustment.
years for 15-year public utility property).    reported on Form 8949, Schedule D, 
                                               Form 4684, or Form 4797 for the activity   Related Adjustments
  Figure the excess of the regular tax         on line 2k instead of line 3.
depreciation over the AMT depreciation 
                                                                                          If you have an entry on line 2c because 
separately for each property and include       Charitable Contributions of Certain        you deducted investment interest 
on line 3 only positive amounts.               Property                                   allocable to an interest in a trade or 
                                                                                          business, or on line 2d, 2h, 2i, or 2k 
Pollution Control Facilities                   If you made a charitable contribution of   through 2t, or you have any amount 
                                               property to which section 170(e) applies   included on line 3 from pre-1987 
The section 169 election to amortize the       and you had a different basis for AMT      depreciation, pollution control facilities, 
basis of a certified pollution control         purposes, you may have to make an          or tax shelter farm activities, you may 
facility over a 60-month or 84-month           adjustment. See section 170(e) for         have to refigure any item of income or 
period isn’t available for the AMT. For        details.                                   deduction based on a limit of income 
facilities placed in service before 1999,                                                 other than AGI or modified AGI.
figure the AMT deduction using ADS.            Business Interest Limitation
For facilities placed in service after                                                      Affected items include the following.
1998, figure the AMT deduction under           Complete an AMT Form 8990 using            Section 179 expense deduction 
MACRS using the straight line method.          amounts adjusted for AMT. Enter the        (Form 4562, line 12).
Enter the difference between the regular       difference between the AMT and regular     Expenses for business or rental use 
tax and AMT deduction. If the AMT              tax allowable interest expense. If line 30 of your home.
deduction is more than the regular tax         of the AMT Form 8990 is more than the      Conservation expenses (Schedule F 
deduction, enter the difference as a           amount on line 30 of the regular tax       (Form 1040), line 12).
negative amount.                               Form 8990, enter the difference as a       Taxable IRA distributions (Form 
                                               negative amount.                           1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 4b), if 
Tax Shelter Farm Activities                                                               prior year IRA deductions were different 
                                               Biofuel Producer Credit and                for the AMT and the regular tax.
Figure this adjustment only if you have a      Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel             Self-employed health insurance 
gain or loss from a tax shelter farm                                                      deduction (Schedule 1 (Form 1040), 
activity (as defined in section 58(a)(2))      Fuels Credit                               line 17).
that isn’t a passive activity. If the activity                                            Self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, and 
is passive, you must include it with your      If your taxable income includes the        qualified plans deduction (Schedule 1 
other passive activities on line 2m.           amount of the biofuel producer credit or   (Form 1040), line 16).
                                               biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels         IRA deduction (Schedule 1 (Form 
                                                                                          
                                               credit, include that amount as a 
  Refigure all gains and losses you                                                       1040), line 20), affected by the earned 
                                               negative amount on line 3.
reported for the regular tax from tax                                                     income limitation of section 219(b)(1)
shelter farm activities by taking into                                                    (B).
account any AMT adjustments and                Mortgage Interest
preferences. Determine your tax shelter                                                     Figure the difference between the 
farm activity gain or loss for the AMT         If you deducted home mortgage interest     AMT and regular tax amount for each 
using the same rules you used for the          on Schedule A for a dwelling that isn’t a  item. Combine the amounts for all your 
regular tax with the following                 principal residence (within the meaning    related adjustments and include the 
modifications.                                 of section 121) or qualified dwelling for  total on line 3. Keep a copy of all 
No refigured loss is allowed, except         AMT, include that deducted interest on     computations for your records, including 
to the extent you are insolvent (see           line 3. A qualified dwelling for AMT is a  any AMT carryover and basis amounts.
section 58(c)(1)).                             house, apartment, condominium, or 
Don’t use a refigured loss in the            mobile home not used on a transient                Don’t include on line 3 any 
current tax year to offset gains from          basis. A qualified dwelling for AMT          !     adjustment for an item you 
other tax shelter farm activities. Instead,    doesn’t include house boats and            CAUTION refigured on another line of this 
suspend any refigured loss and carry it        recreational vehicles.                     form (for example, line 2d).
forward indefinitely until (a) you have a                                                   Example.   On your Schedule C 
gain in a subsequent tax year from that        Net Qualified Disaster Loss                (Form 1040), you have a net profit of 
same activity, or (b) you dispose of the                                                  $9,000 before figuring your section 179 
activity.                                      If you filed Schedule A to claim an        deduction. You don’t report any other 
                                               increased standard deduction on Form       business income on your return. During 
  Enter the difference between the             1040 or Form 1040-SR due to a loss         the year, you purchased an asset for 
amount that would be reported for the          you suffered related to property in a      $10,000 for which you elect to take the 
activity on Schedule E or F or Form            federally declared disaster area, then     section 179 deduction. You also have 
4835 for the AMT and the regular tax           include on line 3 the standard deduction   an AMT depreciation adjustment of 
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$700 for other assets depreciated on             Special Rule for Holders of a                             IF your filing  AND line 4 is THEN enter on 
                                                                                                           status is...    not over...   line 5...
your Schedule C.                                 Residual Interest in a REMIC
Your section 179 deduction for the                                                                               Single $  539,900 $         75,900
regular tax is limited to your net profit        If you held a residual interest in a real                 Married filing  539,900           59,050
(before any section 179 deduction) of            estate mortgage investment conduit                             separately
$9,000. The $1,000 excess is a section           (REMIC) in 2022, the amount you enter                     Qualifying      1,079,800        118,100
179 deduction carryforward for the               on line 4 may not be less than the                        surviving spouse
regular tax.                                     amount on Schedule E, line 38, column 
For the AMT, your net profit is                  (c). If the amount in column (c) is larger 
$9,700, and you are allowed a section            than the amount you would otherwise                     Line 7
179 deduction of $9,700 for the AMT.             enter on line 4, enter the amount from                  If you claimed the foreign earned 
You have a section 179 deduction                 column (c) instead and enter “Sch. Q”                   income exclusion, housing exclusion, or 
carryforward of $300 for the AMT.                on the dotted line next to line 4.                      housing deduction on Form 2555, you 
                                                                                                         must use the Foreign Earned Income 
You include a $700 negative                        If your filing status is married filing               Tax Worksheet in these instructions to 
adjustment on line 3 because your                separately, be sure to include the                      figure the amount to enter on line 7.
section 179 deduction for the AMT is             additional amount that must be added to 
$700 greater than your allowable                 line 4 (as explained above) before you                  Form 1040-NR.     If you are filing Form 
regular tax deduction. In the following          compare line 4 with the amount on                       1040-NR and you reported capital gain 
year, when you use the $1,000 regular            Schedule E, line 38, column (c).                        distributions directly on Form 1040-NR, 
tax carryforward, you will have a $700                                                                   line 7; you reported qualified dividends 
positive related adjustment for the AMT          Part II—Alternative                                     on Form 1040-NR, line 3a; or you had a 
because your AMT carryforward is only                                                                    gain on both lines 15 and 16 of 
$300.                                            Minimum Tax                                             Schedule D (Form 1040) (as refigured 
Line 4—Alternative Minimum                       Line 5—Exemption Amount                                 for the AMT, if necessary), complete 
                                                                                                         Part III of Form 6251 and enter the 
Taxable Income                                   If line 4 is more than the amount shown                 amount from line 40 on line 7. All other 
                                                 for your filing status in the middle 
If your filing status is married filing                                                                  Form 1040-NR filers, don’t complete 
                                                 column of the chart on line 5, see the 
separately and line 4 is more than                                                                       Part III. Instead, if Form 6251, line 6, is 
                                                 Exemption Worksheet to figure the 
$776,100, you must include an                                                                            $206,100 or less ($103,050 or less if 
                                                 amount to enter on line 5.
additional amount on line 4. If line 4 is                                                                married filing separately), figure the 
$1,012,300 or more, include an                   Form 1040-NR.             If you are filing Form        amount to enter on line 7 by multiplying 
additional $59,050. Otherwise, include           1040-NR, use the following chart to                     line 6 by 26% (0.26). Otherwise, figure 
25% of the excess of the amount on               figure the amount to enter on line 5.                   the amount to enter on line 7 by 
line 4 over $776,100. For example, if the        However, if line 4 is more than the                     multiplying line 6 by 28% (0.28) and 
amount on line 4 is $796,100, enter              amount shown for your filing status in                  subtracting $4,122 ($2,061 if married 
$801,100 instead—the additional                  the middle column of the chart, use the                 filing separately) from the result.
$5,000 is 25% of $20,000 ($796,100               Exemption Worksheet to figure the 
minus $776,100).                                 amount to enter on line 5.                              Line 8—Alternative Minimum 
                                                                                                         Tax Foreign Tax Credit 
                                                                                                         (AMTFTC)
                                                                                                         The AMTFTC is a credit that you can 
Exemption Worksheet—                                                                                     claim against the AMT. You will figure 
Line 5                                                                     Keep for Your Records         the AMTFTC using the same limitation 
                                                                                                         rules that apply to the foreign tax credit 
Note. If Form 6251, line 4, is equal to or more than $843,500 if single or head of household, 
                                                                                                         for regular tax purposes, but with AMT 
$1,552,200 if married filing jointly or qualifying surviving spouse, or $776,100 if married filing 
separately, your exemption is zero. Don’t complete this worksheet; instead, enter the amount from        amounts. However, you may be able to 
Form 6251, line 4, on line 6 and go to line 7.                                                           simplify your AMTFTC calculation by 
                                                                                                         electing to use some of the same 
1. Enter: $75,900 if single or head of household; $118,100 if married                                    amounts you used to figure your foreign 
   filing jointly or qualifying surviving spouse; $59,050 if married filing                              tax credit. See Simplified Limitation 
   separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1.  Election, later, for more information.
2. Enter your alternative minimum taxable                                                                Do I need to fill out line 8?   Before 
   income (AMTI) from Form 6251, line 4 . . . . . .                    2.                                figuring your AMTFTC, figure your 
3. Enter: $539,900 if single or head of                                                                  foreign tax credit for the regular tax and 
   household; $1,079,800 if married filing jointly                                                       complete Schedule 3 (Form 1040), 
   or qualifying surviving spouse; $539,900 if                                                           line 1. Next, fill in Form 6251, line 10, as 
   married filing separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         3.                                instructed. If the amount on line 10 is 
4. Subtract line 3 from line 2. If zero or less,                                                         greater than or equal to the amount on 
   enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.                                line 7, do the following.
5. Multiply line 4 by 25% (0.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           5.  Leave line 8 blank and enter -0- on 
6. Subtract line 5 from line 1. If zero or less, enter -0-. Also, enter                                  line 11.
   this amount on Form 6251, line 5, and go to Form 6251,                                                See Who Must File, earlier, to find out 
   line 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6.  if you must attach Form 6251 to your 
                                                                                                         return.

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Determine if you can carry back or        instead of the regular tax rate to                                         But you don’t need to make any 
carry forward your unused 2022              determine if any income is “high-taxed.”                                 adjustments if:
AMTFTC. See AMTFTC Carryback and                                                                                     You qualify for the adjustment 
                                            Step 2. Complete Part I of each AMT 
Carryforward, later. If you can carry                                                                                exception under Qualified Dividends 
                                            Form 1116 using only income and 
back or carry forward your unused 2022                                                                               and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet 
                                            deductions that are allowed for the AMT 
AMTFTC, you will need to complete                                                                                    (Individuals) or Adjustments to foreign 
                                            and attributable to sources outside the 
line 8 for your records.                                                                                             qualified dividends under Schedule D 
                                            United States.
  If the amount on line 10 is less than                                                                              Filers in the Instructions for Form 1116, 
the amount on line 7, figure your             Simplified limitation election.                                     If and
AMTFTC and enter it on line 8.              you previously made or are making the                                    Line 17 of Form 6251 isn’t more than 
                                            simplified limitation election, skip Part I                              $206,100 ($103,050 if married filing 
Figuring the AMTFTC.     If you made an     and go to Step 3. For more information                                   separately (on Form 1040, 1040-SR or 
election to claim the foreign tax credit on about the simplified limitation election,                                1040-NR)).
your 2022 tax return without filing Form    see Simplified Limitation Election, later.                                 Use your capital gains and losses as 
1116, your AMTFTC is the same as the 
foreign tax credit on Schedule 3 (Form      Foreign source qualified dividends                                       refigured for the AMT to determine 
1040), line 1. Enter that amount on Form    and capital gains. If you have any                                       whether your total amounts are less 
6251, line 8. For more information about    foreign source qualified dividends or                                    than the $20,000 threshold under the 
electing to claim your foreign tax credit   foreign source capital gains (including                                  adjustment exception. If you qualify for 
without filing Form 1116, see the           any foreign source capital gain                                          the adjustment exception, your election 
Instructions for Form 1116.                 distributions) or losses, use the                                        also applies when you determine 
                                            following instructions to determine                                      whether you must adjust your capital 
  Otherwise, figure your AMTFTC as                                                                                   gain distributions or other capital gains 
                                            whether you must make adjustments to 
follows.                                                                                                             or losses. It also applies to Step 4.
                                            those amounts before you include the 
Step 1.  Separate your foreign source       amounts on line 1a or line 5 of the AMT                                    To adjust your foreign source 
income into categories. See the             Form 1116.                                                               qualified dividends, multiply your foreign 
Instructions for Form 1116 for                                                                                       source qualified dividends in each 
information about categories of income.       Foreign qualified dividends.                                    You 
                                                                                                                     separate category by 0.5357 if the 
Complete a separate AMT Form 1116           must adjust your foreign source 
                                                                                                                     foreign source qualified dividends are 
for each separate category of income.       qualified dividends before you include 
                                                                                                                     taxed at a rate of 15%, and by 0.7143 if 
Write “AMT” and specify the category of     those amounts on line 1a of the AMT 
                                                                                                                     they are taxed at a rate of 20%. Include 
income in the top margin of each Form       Form 1116 if:
                                                                                                                     the results on line 1a of the applicable 
1116.                                       Line 38 of Form 6251 is smaller than 
                                                                                                                     AMT Form 1116.
                                            line 39, and
  Figuring high-taxed income.               Line 17 of Form 6251 is greater than                                     You adjust your foreign source 
When applying the separate categories       zero.                                                                    qualified dividends taxed at the 0% rate 
of income, use the applicable AMT rate                                                                               by not including them on line 1a. 
                                                                                                                     Amounts taxed at the 0% rate are on 

Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet—Line 7                                                                                  Keep for Your Records
Before you begin:            If Form 6251, line 6, is zero, don’t complete this worksheet.
1.  Enter the amount from Form 6251, line 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              1.   
2a. Enter the amount from your (and your spouse's if filing jointly) Form 2555, 
    lines 45 and 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2a.  
 b. Enter the total amount of any itemized deductions or exclusions you 
    couldn't claim because they are related to excluded income . . . . . . . . . .                            2b.  
 c. Subtract line 2b from line 2a. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                2c.  
3.  Add lines 1 and 2c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.   
4.  Tax on the amount on line 3. 
    If you reported capital gain distributions directly on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 7; or you reported 
    qualified dividends on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 3a; or you had a gain on both lines 15 and 16 of 
    Schedule D (Form 1040) (as refigured for the AMT, if necessary), enter the amount from line 3 of this 
    worksheet on Form 6251, line 12. Complete the rest of Part III of Form 6251. However, before 
                                                                                                                                                             4..  
    completing Part III, see Form 2555, later, to see if you must complete Part III with certain modifications. 
    Then, enter the amount from Form 6251, line 40, here.
    All others: If line 3 is $206,100 or less ($103,050 or less if married filing separately), multiply line 3 
    by 26% (0.26). Otherwise, multiply line 3 by 28% (0.28) and subtract $4,122 ($2,061 if married filing 
    separately) from the result. 
5.  Tax on the amount on line 2c. If line 2c is $206,100 or less ($103,050 or less if married filing 
    separately), multiply line 2c by 26% (0.26). Otherwise, multiply line 2c by 28% (0.28) and subtract $4,122 
    ($2,061 if married filing separately) from the result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                5.   
6.  Subtract line 5 from line 4. Enter the result here and on Form 6251, line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                              6.   

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line 9 of the Qualified Dividends and      On the AMT Qualified Dividends and        line 10.
Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or line 22      Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, (a) line 3 
of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet.           of that worksheet is zero or less, (b)        Simplified limitation election.  If 
                                           line 5 of that worksheet is zero, or (c)    you previously made or are making the 
        Don’t adjust the amount of any                                                 simplified limitation election, complete 
                                           line 23 of that worksheet is equal to or 
  !     foreign source qualified           greater than line 24.                       Part II and lines 9 through 14. Use your 
CAUTION dividends you elected to include                                               AMTFTC carryover, if any, on line 10. 
on line 4g of AMT Form 4952.               On the AMT Schedule D Tax 
                                           Worksheet, (a) line 18 is zero, (b) line 9  Skip lines 15 and 16. Enter on your AMT 
                                           is zero or less, or (c) line 45 is equal to Form 1116, line 17, the same amount 
  Individuals with capital gain                                                        you entered on that line for the regular 
                                           or greater than line 46.
distributions only. If you have no                                                     tax.
capital gains or losses other than capital    Use Worksheet B in the Instructions 
gain distributions from box 2a of          for Form 1116 if you:                       Step 4. Enter the amount from line 4 of 
Form(s) 1099-DIV or substitute             Can’t use Worksheet A,                    Form 6251 on line 18 of the AMT Form 
statement(s), you must adjust your         Have foreign source capital gains and     1116 unless you must complete an AMT 
foreign source capital gain distributions  losses in no more than two separate         Worksheet for Line 18. In most cases, 
if you are required to adjust your foreign categories,                                 you must complete an AMT Worksheet 
source qualified dividends under the       Didn’t have any item of unrecaptured      for Line 18 if you completed Part III of 
rules just described or you would be       section 1250 gain or 28% rate gain or       Form 6251 and:
required to adjust your foreign source     loss for the AMT, and                       Line 38 of Form 6251 is smaller than 
qualified dividends if you had any.        Don’t have any capital gains taxed at     line 39, and
                                           a rate of 0% or 20%.                        Line 17 of Form 6251 is greater than 
  To adjust your foreign source capital                                                zero.
gain distributions, multiply your foreign     Instructions for Worksheets A and 
                                                                                         But even if you meet the 
source capital gain distributions in each  B.  When you complete Worksheet A or 
                                                                                       requirements above, you don’t need to 
separate category by 0.5357 if the         Worksheet B, use foreign source capital 
                                                                                       complete an AMT Worksheet for 
foreign source capital gain distributions  gains and losses, as refigured for the      Line 18 if:
are taxed at a rate of 15%, and by         AMT if necessary, and don’t use any 
0.7143 if they are taxed at a rate of      foreign source capital gains you elected    You qualify for the adjustment 
                                                                                       exception under Qualified Dividends 
20%. Include the results on line 1a of     to include on line 4g of AMT Form 4952. 
                                                                                       and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet 
the applicable AMT Form 1116.              If you are required to complete a 
                                                                                       (Individuals) or Adjustments to foreign 
  You adjust your foreign source           Schedule D for the AMT, use line 16 of 
                                                                                       qualified dividends under Schedule D 
capital gain distributions taxed at the 0% that AMT Schedule D to complete line 3 
                                                                                       Filers in the Instructions for Form 1116, 
rate by not including them on line 1a.     of Worksheet A or line 4 of the Line 2 
                                                                                       and
Amounts taxed at the 0% rate are on        Worksheet for Worksheet B. Use 
line 9 of the Qualified Dividends and      0.5357 instead of the number used for       Line 17 of Form 6251 isn’t more than 
                                                                                       $206,100 ($103,050 if married filing 
Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or line 22      regular tax to complete lines 11, 13, and 
                                                                                       separately (on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 
of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet.           15 of Worksheet B and to complete 
                                                                                       1040-NR)).
                                           lines 8, 11, and 17 of the Line 15 
                                                                                       Note. Use your capital gains and 
        Don’t adjust the amount of any     Worksheet for Worksheet B.
                                                                                       losses as refigured for the AMT to 
CAUTION distributions you elected to 
  !     foreign source capital gain           If you don’t qualify to use Worksheet    determine whether your total amounts 
include on line 4g of AMT Form 4952.       A or Worksheet B, use the instructions      are less than the $20,000 threshold 
                                           for Capital Gains and Losses in Pub.        under the adjustment exception. If you 
  Individuals with other capital           514 to determine the adjustments you        have any foreign source qualified 
gains or losses. If any capital gain or    make. When using the instructions in        dividends or capital gains (or losses), 
loss is different for the AMT, use         Pub. 514 to determine if you must adjust    then you must make the same 
amounts as refigured for the AMT to        foreign source capital gains and losses,    adjustment exception election you 
complete this step. Use Worksheet A in     make the following substitutions.           made in Step 2.
the Instructions for Form 1116 to          When the amount of any AMT gain is 
determine the adjustments you must         in the 15% rate group, multiply it by         Instructions for AMT Worksheet 
make to your foreign source capital        0.5357 instead of the number used for       for Line 18. If you must complete an 
gains or losses (as refigured for the      regular tax.                                AMT Worksheet for Line 18 for your 
AMT) if you have foreign source capital    When the amount of any AMT gain is        AMT Form 1116, you will use the 
gains or losses (as refigured for the      in the 20% rate group, multiply it by       Worksheet for Line 18 in the Instructions 
AMT) in no more than two separate          0.7143 instead of the number used for       for Form 1116 and do the following.
categories and any of the following        regular tax.                                  1. Enter the amount from Form 
apply.                                     When the amount of any AMT gain is        6251, line 4, on line 1 of the worksheet.
You aren’t required to make              in the 25% rate group, multiply it by         2. Skip lines 2 and 3 of the 
adjustments to your foreign source         0.8929 instead of the number used for       worksheet.
qualified dividends under the rules        regular tax.
described earlier (or you wouldn’t be      When the amount of any AMT gain is          3. Enter the amount from Form 
required to make those adjustments if      in the 28% rate group, multiply it by 1.0   6251, line 36, on line 4 of the worksheet.
you had foreign source qualified           instead of the number used for regular        4. Multiply line 4 of the worksheet by 
dividends).                                tax.                                        0.1071 (instead of the number used for 
                                                                                       regular tax). Enter the result on line 5 of 
Line 15 or 16 of the AMT Schedule D      Step 3. Complete Part II and lines 9        the worksheet.
(Form 1040) is zero or a loss.             through 17 of the AMT Form 1116. Use 
                                           your AMTFTC carryover, if any, on

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5. Enter the amount from Form               AMTFTC. If you do, when figuring your       Schedule D is different for the AMT (for 
6251, line 33, on line 6 of the worksheet.  AMTFTC, you will use the same net           example, because of a different basis 
6. Multiply line 6 of the worksheet by      foreign source income for AMT that you      for the AMT due to depreciation 
0.2857 (instead of the number used for      used for regular tax. (The amount on        adjustments, an ISO adjustment, or a 
regular tax). Enter the result on line 7 of line 17 of your AMT Form 1116 will be       different AMT capital loss carryover 
the worksheet.                              the same as the amount on line 17 of        from 2021).
                                            your regular tax Form 1116.) You must         2. You didn’t complete either the 
7. Enter the amount from Form               make the election for the first tax year    Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain 
6251, line 30, on line 8 of the worksheet.  after 1997 for which you claim an           Tax Worksheet or the Schedule D Tax 
8. Multiply line 8 of the worksheet by      AMTFTC. If you don’t make the election      Worksheet because Form 1040, Form 
0.4643 (instead of the number used for      for that year, you may not make it for a    1040-SR, or Form 1040-NR, line 15, is 
regular tax). Enter the result on line 9 of later year. Once made, the election         zero.
the worksheet.                              applies to all later tax years and may be 
9. Enter the amount from Form               revoked only with IRS consent.                3. You received a Schedule K-1 
                                                                                        (Form 1041) that shows an amount in 
6251, line 23, on line 10 of the                                                        box 12 with code B, C, D, E, or F.
                                            Line 10
worksheet.
                                            If you file Form 8978, Partner's              Then, use the following instructions 
10. Complete lines 11 and 12 of the         Additional Reporting Year Tax, you will     that apply to you.
worksheet, as instructed on the             need to decrease the amount you report      If none of the statements apply, go to 
worksheet.                                  on Form 6251, line 10, by any negative      None of the statements apply, later.
11. Enter the amount from your AMT          amount reported on Form 8978, line 14       If only statement (2) applies, go to 
Worksheet for Line 18 on your AMT           (treated as a positive number). If any      Only statement (2) applies, later.
Form 1116, line 18.                         additional guidance is provided related     If statement (3) applies (by itself or in 
                                            to reporting amounts from Form 8978         combination with statement (1) or (2)), 
Step 5. Enter the amount from Form          on Form 6251, we will post it at IRS.gov/   go to Beneficiaries of estates or trusts 
6251, line 7, on the AMT Form 1116,         Form6251 under Recent Developments.         first, then go to Statement (1) or (3) 
line 20. Complete lines 19 through 24 of 
                                                                                        applies, later.
the AMT Form 1116.                          If you file Schedule J, Income 
Step 6. Complete Part IV of the first       Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen,        For all other situations, go to 
                                                                                        Statement (1) or (3) applies, later.
AMT Form 1116 only.                         to figure your tax on Form 1040, 
                                            1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 16, you must      None of the statements apply.       If (1), 
Enter on Form 6251, line 8, the             refigure that tax (including any tax from   (2), or (3) don’t apply, then for Part III of 
amount from line 35 of the first AMT        Form 8814) without using Schedule J         these instructions, the AMT versions of 
Form 1116.                                  before completing this line. This is only   your Qualified Dividends and Capital 
                                            for Form 6251; don’t change the amount      Gain Tax Worksheet, Schedule D Tax 
Attach to your tax return, after Form       on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR,          Worksheet, Unrecaptured Section 1250 
6251, all AMT Forms 1116 (and if            line 16.                                    Gain Worksheet, 28% Rate Gain 
applicable Schedule B (Form 1116))                                                      Worksheet, and Schedule D will be the 
you used to figure your AMTFTC. But         Form 1040-NR. If you are filing Form 
                                                                                        same as those you used for regular tax 
don’t attach AMT Forms 1116 if your         1040-NR, add Form 1040-NR, line 16 
                                                                                        purposes. Use the regular tax amounts 
AMTFTC is the same as your regular          (minus any tax from Form 4972, Tax on 
                                                                                        to complete lines 13, 14, and 15.
tax foreign tax credit.                     Lump-Sum Distributions) and Schedule 
                                            2 (Form 1040), line 2. Subtract from the      If you filed Form 2555, see Form 
                                            result Schedule 3 (Form 1040), line 1       2555, later, for additional modifications 
AMTFTC Carryback and                                                                    you may have to make before entering 
                                            and any negative amount reported on 
Carryforward                                Form 8978, line 14 (treated as a positive   amounts on lines 13, 14, and 15.
                                            number). If zero or less, enter -0-. If you Statement (1) or (3) applies.     If (1) 
If your AMTFTC is limited, the unused       file Schedule J to figure your tax on       applies, complete all of the following 
amount may generally be carried back        Form 1040-NR, line 16, refigure that tax    steps. If (3) applies, but (1) doesn’t, 
or forward according to section 904(c).     without using Schedule J before             complete steps 2 through 4 only.
No AMTFTC carryback or carryfor-            completing Form 6251, line 10 (see 
ward allowed in 2022.   If you made the     preceding paragraph).                         Step 1.  Complete an AMT Form 
                                                                                        8949 or, if applicable, lines 1a and 8a of 
election to claim the foreign tax credit on Line 11                                     an AMT Schedule D, by refiguring, for 
your 2022 tax return without filing Form 
1116, any unused AMTFTC for 2022            If you are filing Form 1040-NR, enter the   example, your basis for the AMT.
can’t be carried back or forward. In        amount from line 11 on Schedule 2 
                                                                                          Step 2.  Complete lines 1b through 
addition, you can’t claim any unused        (Form 1040), line 1.
                                                                                        20 of an AMT Schedule D.
AMTFTC from another year in 2022.
For more information about electing         Part III—Tax Computation                      Step 3.  Complete lines 2 through 4 
to claim your foreign tax credit without    Using Maximum Capital                       of an AMT Qualified Dividends and 
                                                                                        Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or lines 2 
filing Form 1116, see the Instructions for  Gains Rates                                 through 13 of an AMT Schedule D Tax 
Form 1116.
                                            Lines 13, 14, and 15                        Worksheet, whichever applies. (See 
                                                                                        line 20 of your AMT Schedule D, if you 
Simplified Limitation Election              Determine if any of the following 
                                                                                        completed one, to determine which 
                                            statements apply.
                                                                                        worksheet applies.)
You may elect to use a simplified           1. The gain or loss from any 
section 904 limitation to figure your       transaction reported on Form 8949 or 

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Complete lines 3 and 4 of the AMT         1. Reduce the amount you would               Line 19
Schedule D Tax Worksheet, using your      otherwise enter on line 3 of your AMT        If you are filing Form 1040-NR, enter 
AMT Form 4952.                            Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain         $41,675 ($83,350 if your filing status is 
                                          Tax Worksheet or line 9 of your AMT          qualifying surviving spouse).
Step 4.  Use amounts from the AMT         Schedule D Tax Worksheet (but not 
Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain      below zero) by your AMT capital gain         Line 20
Tax Worksheet or AMT Schedule D Tax       excess.                                      If you are filing Form 1040-NR, enter on 
Worksheet, whichever applies, and the 
AMT Schedule D to complete lines 13,      2. Reduce the amount you would               Form 6251, line 20, the amount from 
14, and 15.                               otherwise enter on line 2 of your AMT        line 5 of the Qualified Dividends and 
                                          Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain         Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, or the 
If you filed Form 2555, see Form          Tax Worksheet or line 6 of your AMT          amount from line 14 of the Schedule D 
2555, later, for additional modifications Schedule D Tax Worksheet (but not            Tax Worksheet, whichever applies (as 
you may have to make before entering      below zero) by any of your AMT capital       figured for the regular tax). If you didn’t 
amounts on lines 13, 14, and 15.          gain excess not used in (1).                 complete either worksheet for the 
Only statement (2) applies. If (2)        3. Reduce the amount on your AMT             regular tax, enter the amount from Form 
applies, but (1) and (3) don’t, complete  Schedule D (Form 1040), line 18, (but        1040-NR, line 15; if zero or less, 
the following steps.                      not below zero) by your AMT capital          enter -0-.
Step 1.  Complete lines 2 through 4       gain excess.                                 Form 2555.  If you are filing Form 2555, 
of an AMT Qualified Dividends and         4. Include your AMT capital gain             the amount you enter on line 20 will take 
Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or lines 2     excess as a loss on line 16 of your AMT      into account your regular tax capital 
through 13 of an AMT Schedule D Tax       Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain               gain excess, if any. Don’t refigure it 
Worksheet, whichever applies. (See        Worksheet in the Instructions for            using the amount of your AMT capital 
line 20 of your Schedule D to determine   Schedule D (Form 1040).                      gain excess.
which worksheet applies.)                                                                If you are filing Form 2555 and you 
                                          Also see the instructions for line 20.
Complete lines 3 and 4 of the AMT                                                      didn’t complete either the Qualified 
Schedule D Tax Worksheet, using your      Beneficiaries of estates or trusts.       If Dividends and Capital Gain Tax 
AMT Form 4952.                            you received a Schedule K-1 (Form            Worksheet or the Schedule D Tax 
                                          1041) that shows an adjustment in            Worksheet for the regular tax, enter the 
Step 2.  Use amounts from the AMT         box 12, follow the instructions in the       amount from line 3 of the Foreign 
Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain      following table.                             Earned Income Tax Worksheet in the 
Tax Worksheet or AMT Schedule D Tax                                                    Form 1040 instructions (as figured for 
Worksheet, whichever applies, and the     IF the code in THEN include that 
                                          box 12 is...   adjustment in figuring the    the regular tax).
Schedule D you used for regular tax to                   amount on...
complete lines 13, 14, and 15.                                                         Line 25
                                                  B      line 2 of an AMT Qualified 
If you filed Form 2555, see Form                         Dividends and Capital Gain    If you are filing Form 1040-NR, enter on 
2555, later, for additional modifications                Tax Worksheet or an AMT       Form 6251, line 25, the amount from the 
you may have to make before entering                     Schedule D Tax Worksheet,     list below that corresponds to your filing 
amounts on lines 13, 14, and 15.                         whichever applies.            status.
                                                  C      line 5 of an AMT Schedule D.  $459,750 if single.
         Keep the AMT Form 8949, AMT                                                     $258,600 if married filing separately.
TIP      Schedule D, and the applicable           D      line 12 of an AMT Schedule D. 
                                                                                       $517,200 if qualifying surviving 
         AMT worksheet for your                   E      line 11 of an AMT             spouse.
records, but don’t attach any of them to                 Unrecaptured Section 1250 
your tax return.                                         Gain Worksheet.               Line 27
                                                  F      line 4 of an AMT 28% Rate     If you are filing Form 1040-NR, enter on 
                                                         Gain Worksheet.
Note. Don’t decrease your section                                                      Form 6251, line 27, the amount from 
1202 exclusion by the amount, if any, on                                               line 5 of the Qualified Dividends and 
line 2h.                                                                               Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, or the 
                                          Form 1040-NR.    If you are filing Form      amount from line 21 of the Schedule D 
Form 2555.  If you are filing Form 2555   1040-NR, enter on Form 6251, line 13,        Tax Worksheet, whichever applies (as 
and you have an AMT capital gain          the amount from line 4 of the Qualified      figured for the regular tax). If you didn’t 
excess, you must complete Part III of     Dividends and Capital Gain Tax               complete either worksheet for the 
Form 6251 with certain modifications.     Worksheet, or the amount from line 13        regular tax, enter the amount from Form 
To see if you have an AMT capital gain    of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet,             1040-NR, line 15; if zero or less, 
excess, subtract Form 6251, line 6, from  whichever applies (as refigured for the      enter -0-.
line 4 of your AMT Qualified Dividends    AMT, if necessary).
and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or                                                      Form 2555.  If you are filing Form 2555, 
line 10 of your AMT Schedule D Tax        Line 18                                      the amount you enter on line 27 will take 
Worksheet, whichever applies. If the      If you are filing Form 1040-NR and Form      into account your regular tax capital 
result is greater than zero, that amount  6251, line 17, is $206,100 or less           gain excess, if any. Don’t refigure it 
is your AMT capital gain excess.          ($103,050 or less if married filing          using the amount of your AMT capital 
If you have AMT capital gain excess,      separately), multiply line 17 by 26%         gain excess.
figure the amounts to enter on lines 13,  (0.26). Otherwise, multiply line 17 by         If you are filing Form 2555 and you 
14, and 15 of Form 6251 using the         28% (0.28) and subtract $4,122 ($2,061       didn’t complete either the Qualified 
following modifications (only for         if married filing separately) from the       Dividends and Capital Gain Tax 
purposes of Part III of Form 6251).       result.                                      Worksheet or the Schedule D Tax 

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Worksheet for the regular tax, enter the ($103,050 or less if married filing    if married filing separately) from the 
amount from Form 6251, line 20.          separately), multiply line 12 by 26%   result.
                                         (0.26). Otherwise, multiply line 12 by 
Line 39                                  28% (0.28) and subtract $4,122 ($2,061 
If you are filing Form 1040-NR and Form 
6251, line 12, is $206,100 or less 

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