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                                                                                                         Department of the Treasury
                                                                                                         Internal Revenue Service
2023

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 $81,300 ($126,500 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; $63,250 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 $578,150 ($1,156,300 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 2023, 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 $220,700             items by using the amount you figured 
                                                                                           Nonresident Aliens
($110,350 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 you    disposition of U.S. real property 
the following statements are true.             do complete an AMT version of a form        interests and the amount on line 4 are 
                                               or worksheet, don’t attach it to your tax   both greater than the tentative amount 
1. Form 6251, line 7, is greater than                                                      you figured for line 6, replace the 
                                               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                different from what you figured for the     Minimum Tax
personal-use part of the alternative fuel      regular tax. Examples are investment        See Form 8801, Credit for Prior Year 
vehicle refueling property credit (Form        interest expense, a net operating loss      Minimum Tax—Individuals, Estates, and 
8911), or the credit for prior year            (NOL), a capital loss, a passive activity   Trusts, if you paid AMT for 2022 or you 
minimum tax (Form 8801).                       loss, and the foreign tax credit. Your      had a minimum tax credit carryforward 
4. The total of Form 6251, lines 2c            at-risk limits and basis amounts may        on your 2022 Form 8801. If you pay 
through 3, is negative and line 7 would        also differ for the AMT.                    AMT for 2023, you may be able to take a 
be greater than line 10 if you didn’t take                                                 credit on Form 8801 for 2024.
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      If you aren’t filing Schedule A (Form      Net gain from the disposition of 
the period of time shown.                  1040), then enter the standard               property held for investment.
Circulation expenditures—3 years         deduction amount that you reported on        Net capital gain from the disposition 
(section 173).                             Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 12.               of property held for investment.
Research and experimental                                                             Investment expenses.
                                           Net qualified disaster loss. If you 
expenditures—10 years (section                                                            Include on line 4a any tax-exempt 
                                           filed Schedule A just to claim an 
174(a)).                                                                                interest income from private activity 
                                           increased standard deduction on Form 
Mining exploration and development                                                    bonds that must be included on Form 
                                           1040 or 1040-SR due to a loss you 
costs—10 years (sections 616(a) and                                                     6251, line 2g. If you have any 
                                           suffered related to property in a federally 
617(a)).                                                                                investment expenses that would have 
                                           declared disaster area, then enter zero 
Intangible drilling costs—60 months                                                   been deductible if the interest on the 
                                           on line 2a and go to line 2b. You will 
(section 263(c)).                                                                       bonds were includible in gross income 
                                           include the amount of the standard 
  For information on making the            deduction (before it was increased by        for the regular tax, you can use them to 
election, see section 59(e) and            any net qualified disaster loss) on line 3.  reduce the amount on line 4a or include 
Regulations section 1.59-1.                                                             them on line 5.
                                           Form 1040-NR. If you are filing Form 
                                           1040-NR, enter the amount of all taxes         On line 4g, enter the smaller of:
Specific Instructions                      from Schedule A (Form 1040-NR),                1. The amount from line 4g of your 
                                           line 1b, plus any foreign income taxes       regular tax Form 4952, or
        If you owe AMT, you may be         you are deducting on Schedule A 
TIP     able to lower your total tax       (instead of claiming a credit on Form          2. The total of lines 4b and 4e of this 
        (regular tax plus AMT) by          1116). Don’t include any                     AMT Form 4952.
claiming itemized deductions on Form       generation-skipping transfer taxes on          Step 4. Complete Part III.
1040 or 1040-SR, even if your total        income distributions.
itemized deductions are less than the                                                     Enter on Form 6251, line 2c, the 
standard deduction. This is because the    Line 2b—Refund of Taxes                      difference between line 8 of your AMT 
standard deduction isn’t allowed for the   Include any refund from Schedule 1           Form 4952 and line 8 of your regular tax 
AMT and, if you claim the standard         (Form 1040), line 1, that is attributable to Form 4952. If your AMT expense is 
deduction on Form 1040 or 1040-SR,         state or local income taxes. Also include    greater, enter the difference as a 
you can’t claim itemized deductions for    any refunds received in 2023 and             negative amount.
the AMT.                                   included in income on Schedule 1 (Form       Investment interest expense that 
                                           1040), line 8z, that are attributable to     isn’t an itemized deduction.     If you 
Part I—Alternative                         state or local personal property taxes or    didn’t itemize deductions and you had 
                                           general sales taxes; foreign income          investment interest expense, don’t enter 
Minimum Taxable Income                     taxes; or state, local, or foreign real      an amount on Form 6251, line 2c, 
(AMTI)                                     property taxes. Enter the total as a         unless you reported investment interest 
        To avoid duplication, any          negative amount. If you include an           expense on Schedule E (Form 1040), 
                                           amount from Schedule 1 (Form 1040),          Supplemental Income and Loss. If you 
  !     adjustment or preference for       line 8z, you must enter a description and    did, follow the steps above for 
CAUTION line 2m or 2n or for a tax shelter 
farm activity on line 3 must not be taken  the amount next to the entry space for       completing Form 4952. Allocate the 
into account in figuring the amount to     line 2b. For example, if you include a       investment interest expense allowed on 
enter for any other adjustment or          refund of real property taxes, enter “real   line 8 of the AMT Form 4952 in the 
preference.                                property” and the amount next to the         same way you did for the regular tax. 
                                           entry space.                                 Enter on Form 6251, line 2c, the 
Line 1                                     Line 2c—Investment Interest                  difference between the amount allowed 
                                                                                        on Schedule E for the regular tax and 
If Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 15, is zero  If you filled out Form 4952, Investment      the amount allowed on Schedule E for 
and includes a write-in amount (such as    Interest Expense Deduction, for your         the AMT.
a capital construction fund deduction for  regular tax, you will need to fill out a 
commercial fishermen), subtract the        second Form 4952 for the AMT as              Line 2d—Depletion
write-in amount and line 14 of Form        follows.                                     Refigure your depletion deduction for 
1040 or 1040-SR from line 11 of Form                                                    the AMT. To do so, use only income and 
                                             Step 1. Follow the Form 4952 
1040 or 1040-SR before entering the                                                     deductions allowed for the AMT when 
                                           instructions for line 1, but, when 
result on line 1.                                                                       refiguring the limit based on taxable 
                                           completing line 1, also include any 
Form 1040-NR.     If you are filing Form   interest that would have been deductible     income from the property under section 
1040-NR, enter the amount from Form        if tax-exempt interest on private activity   613(a) and the limit based on taxable 
1040-NR, line 15. If Form 1040-NR,         bonds were includible in gross income.       income, with certain adjustments, under 
                                                                                        section 613A(d)(1). Also, your depletion 
line 15, is zero, subtract line 14 from      Step 2. Enter your AMT disallowed          deduction for mines, wells, and other 
line 11 of Form 1040-NR and enter the      investment interest expense from 2022        natural deposits under section 611 is 
result. If less than zero, enter as a      on line 2. Complete line 3.                  limited to the property's adjusted basis 
negative amount.
                                             Step 3. When completing Part II,           at the end of the year, as refigured for 
Line 2a—Taxes                              refigure the following amounts, taking       the AMT, unless you are an independent 
Enter the amount of all taxes from         into account all adjustments and             producer or royalty owner claiming 
Schedule A (Form 1040), line 7, except     preferences.                                 percentage depletion for oil and gas 
any generation-skipping transfer taxes     Gross income from property held for        wells under section 613A(c). Figure this 
on income distributions.                   investment.                                  limit separately for each property. When 

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

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substantial risk of forfeiture, you may      2. Casualty gain or loss to business       to you on January 3, 2021) to buy 200 
elect to include in AMT income the           or income-producing property reported      shares of stock worth $200,000. The 
excess of the stock's FMV (determined        on Form 4684, Casualties and Thefts;       $180,000 difference between your cost 
without regard to any lapse restriction)     3. Ordinary income from the                and the value of the stock at the time 
over the exercise price upon the transfer    disposition of property not already taken  you exercised the option isn’t taxable for 
to you of the stock acquired through         into account in (1) or (2) or on any other the regular tax. Your regular tax basis in 
exercise of the option. You must make        line on Form 6251, such as a               the stock at the end of 2022 is $20,000. 
the election by the 30th day after the       disqualifying disposition of stock         For the AMT, however, you must include 
date of the transfer. See Pub. 525 for       acquired in a prior year by exercising an  the $180,000 as an adjustment on your 
more details.                                incentive stock option; and                2022 Form 6251. Your AMT basis in the 
                                                                                        stock at the end of 2022 is $200,000.
  If you acquired stock by exercising an     4. Capital gain or loss (including any 
ISO and you disposed of that stock in        carryover that is different for the AMT)     On January 18, 2023, you sold 100 of 
the same year, the tax treatment under       reported on Form 8949, Sales and           the shares for $75,000. Because you 
the regular tax and the AMT is the           Other Dispositions of Capital Assets, or   didn’t hold these shares more than 1 
same, and no adjustment is required.         Schedule D (Form 1040), Capital Gains      year, that sale is a disqualifying 
                                             and Losses.                                disposition. For the regular tax, you 
  Increase your AMT basis in any stock                                                  have ordinary income of $65,000 
acquired through the exercise of an ISO      First figure any ordinary income           ($75,000 minus your $10,000 basis in 
by the amount of the adjustment. Keep        adjustment related to (3) above. Then,     the 100 shares). You have no capital 
adequate records for both the AMT and        refigure Form 4684, Form 4797, Form        gain or loss for the regular tax resulting 
regular tax so that you can figure your      8949, and Schedule D for the AMT, if       from the sale. For the AMT, you have no 
adjustment. See the instructions for         applicable, by taking into account any     ordinary income, but have a short-term 
line 2k.                                     adjustments you made this year or in       capital loss of $25,000 ($75,000 minus 
                                             previous years that affect your basis or 
Form 3921.  If you received a Form                                                      your $100,000 AMT basis in the 100 
                                             otherwise result in a different amount for 
3921, it may help you figure your                                                       shares).
                                             the AMT. When you refigure your gain or 
adjustment.                                                                               On April 21, 2023, you sold the other 
                                             loss on Form 8949 for AMT, the amount      100 shares for $60,000. Because you 
  Example.    You exercised an ISO to        of gain you elected to defer for regular   held the shares for more than 1 year and 
acquire 100 shares of stock in 2023.         tax purposes due to an investment in a     more than 2 years had passed since the 
Your rights in the acquired stock first      qualified opportunity fund may need to     option was granted to you, the sale isn’t 
became transferable on the date you          be adjusted on your AMT Form 8949.         a disqualifying disposition. For the 
exercised the ISO and weren’t subject to     An adjustment may be required if the       regular tax, you have a long-term capital 
a substantial risk of forfeiture. You didn’t regular tax and AMT adjusted basis of      gain of $50,000 ($60,000 minus your 
pay anything for the ISO. You didn’t sell    the property you sold prior to your        regular tax basis of $10,000). For the 
the acquired stock during 2023. You          investment is different.                   AMT, you have a long-term capital loss 
received a Form 3921 that shows $10 in 
box 3 (the exercise price you paid for       If you have a capital loss after           of $40,000 ($60,000 minus your AMT 
each share), $25 in box 4 (the FMV of        refiguring Schedule D for the AMT, apply   basis of $100,000).
each share on the exercise date), and        the $3,000 capital loss limitation           You have no other sales of stock or 
100 shares in box 5 (the number of           separately to the AMT loss. Because        other capital assets for 2023. You enter 
shares you acquired). To figure your         the amount of your gains and losses        a total negative adjustment of $118,000 
adjustment, multiply the amount in           may be different for the AMT, the          on line 2k of your 2023 Form 6251, 
box 4, $25, by the 100 shares in box 5.      amount of any capital loss carryover       figured as follows.
The result is $2,500, the FMV of all the     may also be different for the AMT. See     You figure a negative adjustment of 
shares. Then, multiply the amount in         the following example. To figure your      $65,000 for the difference between the 
box 3, $10, by the 100 shares in box 5.      AMT capital loss carryover, fill out an    $65,000 of regular tax ordinary income 
The result is $1,000, the amount you         AMT Capital Loss Carryover Worksheet       and the $0 of AMT ordinary income for 
paid for all the shares. Your adjustment     in the Schedule D instructions.            the first sale.
is $1,500 ($2,500 − $1,000). Enter it on     For each of the four items listed          For the regular tax, you have $50,000 
Form 6251, line 2i.                          earlier, figure the difference between the capital gain net income from the second 
                                             amount included in taxable income for      sale. For the AMT, you have a $25,000 
Line 2k—Disposition of                       the regular tax and the amount included    short-term capital loss from the first 
Property                                     in income for the AMT. Include the         sale, and a $40,000 long-term capital 
Your AMT gain or loss from the               difference as a negative amount on         loss from the second sale, resulting in a 
disposition of property may be different     line 2k if (a) both the AMT and regular    net capital loss of $65,000 for the AMT. 
from your gain or loss for the regular tax.  tax amounts are zero or more and the       However, only $3,000 of the $65,000 net 
This is because the property may have a      AMT amount is less than the regular tax    capital loss is allowed for 2023 for the 
different adjusted basis for the AMT.        amount; or (b) the AMT amount is a         AMT. The difference between the 
Use this line to report any AMT              loss, and the regular tax amount is a      regular tax gain of $50,000 and the 
adjustment resulting from refiguring:        smaller loss, or is zero or more.          $3,000 loss allowed for the AMT results 
                                                                                        in a $53,000 negative adjustment to 
  1. Gain or loss from the sale,             Enter on line 2k the combined              include on line 2k.
exchange, or involuntary conversion of       adjustments for the four items listed 
property reported on Form 4797, Sales        earlier.                                     You have an AMT capital loss 
of Business Property;                                                                   carryover from 2023 to 2024 of $62,000, 
                                             Example.    On March 13, 2022, your        of which $22,000 is short term and 
                                             filing status is single, you paid $20,000  $40,000 is long term. If you have no 
                                             to exercise an ISO (which was granted 

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other Form 8949 or Schedule D               What Depreciation Isn’t Refigured          Indian reservation property that 
transactions for 2024, your adjustment      for the AMT?                               meets the requirements of section 
reported on your 2024 Form 6251 would                                                  168(j).
be limited to ($3,000), the amount of                                                  A natural gas gathering line placed in 
your capital loss limitation for 2024.      Don’t refigure depreciation for the AMT    service after April 11, 2005.
                                            for the following.
Line 2l—Post-1986                           Residential rental property placed in 
Depreciation                                service after 1998.                        How Is Depreciation Refigured for 
                                            Nonresidential real property with a      the AMT?
         To avoid duplication, any AMT      class life of 27.5 years or more placed in 
  !      adjustment or tax preference       service after 1998 that is depreciated for Property placed in service before 
CAUTION  item taken into account on this    the regular tax using the straight line    1999.  Refigure depreciation for the 
line shouldn’t be taken into account in     method.                                    AMT using ADS, with the same 
figuring the amount to enter on any         Other section 1250 property placed in    convention used for the regular tax. See 
other adjustment or tax preference item     service after 1998 that is depreciated for the following table for the method and 
line of this form.                          the regular tax using the straight line    recovery period to use.

  This section describes when               method.                                      Property Placed in Service Before 1999
depreciation must be refigured for the      Property (other than section 1250 
AMT and how to figure the amount to         property) placed in service after 1998     IF the property is...    THEN use the...
enter on line 2l.                           that is depreciated for the regular tax    section 1250 property    straight line method 
                                            using the 150% declining balance                                    over 40 years.
  Don’t use line 2l for depreciation        method or the straight line method.        tangible property        straight line method 
related to the following.                   Property for which you elected to use    (other than section      over the property's 
Passive activities. Take this             the alternative depreciation system        1250 property)           AMT class life.
adjustment into account on line 2m.         (ADS) of section 168(g) for the regular    depreciated using 
An activity for which you aren’t at risk. tax.                                       straight line method for 
Take this adjustment into account on        Qualified property that is or was        the regular tax
line 2n.                                    eligible for a special depreciation        any other tangible       150% declining 
Income or loss from a partnership or      allowance if the depreciable basis of the  property                 balance method, 
an S corporation if the basis limitations   property is the same for the AMT and                                switching to straight 
apply. Take this adjustment into account    the regular tax. This applies to any                                line method the first 
on line 2n.                                 special depreciation allowance,                                     tax year it gives a 
A tax shelter farm activity. Take this    including those for disaster assistance                             larger deduction, over 
adjustment into account on line 3.          property, reuse and recycling property,                             the property's AMT 
                                                                                                                class life.
                                            cellulosic biofuel plant property, second 
What Depreciation Must Be                   generation biofuel plant property, New 
Refigured for the AMT?                      York Liberty Zone property, Gulf 
                                            Opportunity Zone property, and Kansas 
Generally, you must refigure                disaster area recovery assistance          Property placed in service after 
depreciation for the AMT, including         property. The special allowance is         1998.  Use the same convention and 
depreciation allocable to inventory         deductible for the AMT, and no             recovery period used for the regular tax. 
costs, for:                                 adjustment is required for any             For property other than section 1250 
Property placed in service after 1998     depreciation figured on the remaining      property, use the 150% declining 
that is depreciated for the regular tax     basis of the qualified property because    balance method, switching to straight 
using the 200% declining balance            the depreciable basis of the property is   line the first tax year it gives a larger 
method (generally 3-, 5-, 7-, and 10-year   the same for the AMT and the regular       deduction. For section 1250 property, 
property under the modified accelerated     tax. If you elected not to have any        use the straight line method.
cost recovery system (MACRS), except        special depreciation allowance apply, 
for certain qualified property eligible for the property may be subject to an AMT      How Is the AMT Class Life 
the special depreciation allowance          adjustment for depreciation if it was      Determined?
(discussed later));                         placed in service before 2016. It isn’t 
Section 1250 property placed in           subject to an AMT adjustment for           The class life used for the AMT isn’t 
service after 1998 that isn’t depreciated   depreciation if it was placed in service   necessarily the same as the recovery 
for the regular tax using the straight line after 2015.                                period used for the regular tax. The 
method; and                                 Any part of the cost of any property     class lives for the AMT are listed in Rev. 
Tangible property placed in service       for which you elected to take a section    Proc. 87-56, 1987-2 C.B. 674, and in 
after 1986 and before 1999. (If the         179 expense deduction. The reduction       Pub. 946, How To Depreciate Property. 
transitional election was made under        to the depreciable basis of section 179    Use 12 years for any tangible personal 
section 203(a)(1)(B) of the Tax Reform      property by the amount of the section      property not assigned a class life.
Act of 1986, this rule applies to property  179 expense deduction is the same for 
placed in service after July 31, 1986.)     the regular tax and the AMT.                      See Pub. 946 for tables that can 
                                            Motion picture films, videotapes, or     TIP    be used to figure AMT 
                                            sound recordings.                                 depreciation. Rev. Proc. 89-15, 
                                            Property depreciated under the           1989-1 C.B. 816, has special rules for 
                                            unit-of-production method or any other     short years and for property disposed of 
                                            method not expressed in a term of          before the end of the recovery period.
                                            years.

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How Is the Adjustment Figured?              gain is less than the regular tax gain, or  amount. If (a) the AMT loss is more than 
                                            (c) you have an AMT loss and a regular      the regular tax loss, (b) the AMT gain is 
Subtract the AMT deduction for              tax gain, enter the adjustment as a         less than the regular tax gain, or (c) you 
depreciation from the regular tax           negative amount.                            have an AMT loss and a regular tax 
                                                                                        gain, enter the adjustment as a negative 
deduction and enter the result. If the      Enter any adjustment for amounts 
                                                                                        amount.
AMT deduction is more than the regular      reported on Form 8949, Schedule D, 
tax deduction, enter the difference as a    Form 4684, or Form 4797, for the                    The AMT amount of any gain or 
negative amount.                            activity on line 2k instead of line 2m.     TIP     loss from activities for which you 
  In addition to the AMT adjustment to      See the instructions for line 2k.                   aren’t at risk is likely to differ 
your deduction for depreciation, also                                                   from the regular tax amount. Your AMT 
adjust the amount of depreciation that      Publicly Traded Partnership (PTP)           basis in partnerships and S corporations 
was capitalized, if any, to account for the                                             is also likely to differ from your regular 
difference between the rules for the        If you had a loss from a PTP, refigure the  tax basis. Therefore, keep adequate 
regular tax and the AMT. Include on this    loss using any AMT adjustments and          records for both the AMT and regular 
line the current year adjustment to         preferences and any AMT prior year          tax.
taxable income, if any, resulting from the  unallowed loss.
difference.                                                                             Enter any adjustment for amounts 
                                            Tax Shelter Passive Farm Activities         reported on Form 8949, Schedule D, 
Line 2m—Passive Activities                                                              Form 4684, or Form 4797, for the 
Refigure your passive activity gains and    Refigure any gain or loss from a tax        activity on line 2k instead of line 2n.
losses for the AMT by taking into           shelter passive farm activity taking into   Line 2o—Circulation Costs
account all adjustments and                 account all AMT adjustments and 
preferences and any AMT prior year          preferences and any AMT prior year                  Don’t make this adjustment for 
unallowed losses that apply to that         unallowed losses. If the amount is a        !       costs for which you elected the 
activity. You may fill out an AMT Form      gain, include it on the AMT Form 8582.      CAUTION optional 3-year write-off for the 
8582, Passive Activity Loss Limitations,    If the amount is a loss, don’t include it   regular tax.
and AMT versions of the other forms or      on the AMT Form 8582. Carry the loss 
                                                                                        Circulation costs (expenditures to 
schedules on which your passive             forward to 2024 to see if you have a gain 
                                                                                        establish, maintain, or increase the 
activities are reported, to determine your  or loss from tax shelter passive farm 
                                                                                        circulation of a newspaper, magazine, or 
passive activity loss allowed for the       activities for 2024.
AMT, but don’t file the AMT versions of                                                 other periodical) deducted in full for the 
                                                                                        regular tax in the year they were paid or 
these forms and schedules with your tax     Insolvency                                  incurred must be capitalized and 
return. Instead, keep them with your 
                                                                                        amortized over 3 years for the AMT. 
records.                                    If at the end of the tax year your          Enter the difference between the regular 
  Example.  You are a partner in a          liabilities exceed the FMV of your          tax and AMT deduction. If the AMT 
partnership and the Schedule K-1 (Form      assets, increase your passive activity      deduction is more than the regular tax 
1065) you received shows the following.     loss allowed by that excess (but not by     deduction, enter the difference as a 
A passive activity loss of $4,125.        more than your total loss). See section     negative amount.
A depreciation adjustment of $500 on      58(c)(1).
post-1986 property.                                                                     If you had a loss on property for 
An adjustment of $225 on the              Line 2n—Loss Limitations                    which circulation costs haven’t been 
disposition of property.                            To avoid duplication, any AMT       fully amortized for the AMT, your AMT 
                                                                                        deduction is the smaller of (a) the loss 
  Because the two adjustments above         !       adjustment or tax preference 
are from the passive activity and aren’t    CAUTION item taken into account on this     allowable for the costs had they 
allowed for the AMT, you must first         line shouldn’t be taken into account in     remained capitalized, or (b) the 
reduce the passive activity loss by those   figuring the amount to enter on any         remaining costs to be amortized for the 
amounts. The result is a passive activity   other adjustment or tax preference item     AMT.
loss for the AMT of $3,400. You then        line of this form.
                                                                                        Line 2p—Long-Term Contracts
enter this amount on the AMT Form           For passive activities, see the line 2m             To avoid duplication, any AMT 
8582 and refigure the allowable passive     instructions instead. For tax shelter farm  !       adjustment or tax preference 
activity loss for the AMT.                  activities (that aren’t passive), see the   CAUTION item taken into account on this 
    The amount of any AMT passive           line 3 instructions.                        line shouldn’t be taken into account in 
TIP activity loss that isn’t deductible     Refigure your gains and losses from         figuring the amount to enter on any 
    and is carried forward is likely to     activities for which you aren’t at risk and other adjustment or tax preference item 
differ from the regular tax amount, if any. basis limitations applicable to             line of this form.
Therefore, keep adequate records for        partnerships and S corporations by 
                                                                                        For the AMT, you must generally use 
both the AMT and regular tax.               taking into account all AMT adjustments 
                                                                                        the percentage-of-completion method 
                                            and preferences that apply. See 
  Enter the difference between the                                                      described in section 460(b) to 
                                            sections 59(h), 465, 704(d), and 
amount that would be reported for the                                                   determine your income from any 
                                            1366(d).
activity on Schedule C, E, or F or Form                                                 long-term contract (defined in section 
4835, Farm Rental Income and                Enter the difference between the            460(f)). However, this rule doesn’t apply 
Expenses, for the AMT and the regular       amount that would be reported for the       to any home construction contract (as 
tax amount. If (a) the AMT loss is more     activity on Schedule C, E, or F or Form     defined in section 460(e)(5). For 
than the regular tax loss, (b) the AMT      4835 for the AMT and the regular tax        contracts excepted from the 

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percentage-of-completion method for         the amount allowed for regular tax        income and deductions allowed for the 
the regular tax by section 460(e)(1), use   purposes. If the amount for AMT           AMT.
the simplified procedures for allocating    purposes exceeds the amount allowed 
                                                                                      Exception. The preference for IDCs 
costs outlined in section 460(b)(3) to      for regular tax purposes, enter the 
                                                                                      from oil and gas wells doesn’t apply to 
determine the percentage of                 difference as a negative amount.
                                                                                      taxpayers who are independent 
completion.
                                            If you had a loss on property for         producers (that is, not integrated oil 
Enter the difference between the            which research and experimental costs     companies as defined in section 291(b)
AMT and regular tax income. If the AMT      haven’t been fully amortized for the      (4)). However, this benefit may be 
income is smaller, enter the difference     AMT, the AMT deduction is the smaller     limited. First, figure the IDC preference 
as a negative amount.                       of (a) the loss allowable for the costs   as if this exception didn’t apply. Then, 
Note. If you are required to use the        had they remained capitalized, or (b) the for purposes of this exception, complete 
percentage-of-completion method for         remaining costs to be amortized for the   Form 6251 through line 3, including the 
either the regular tax or the AMT, you      AMT.                                      IDC preference and treating line 2f as if 
                                                                                      it were zero, and combine lines 1 
may owe or be entitled to a refund of       Line 2s—Installment Sales                 through 3. If the amount of the IDC 
interest for the tax year the contract is   The installment method doesn’t apply      preference exceeds 40% of the total of 
completed or adjusted. For details, see     for the AMT to any nondealer              lines 1 through 3 (figured as described 
Form 8697, Interest Computation Under       disposition of property after August 16,  in the preceding sentence), enter the 
the Look-Back Method for Completed          1986, but before January 1, 1987, if an   excess on line 2t (your benefit from this 
Long-Term Contracts.                        installment obligation to which the       exception is limited). Otherwise, don’t 
Line 2q—Mining Costs                        proportionate disallowance rule applied   enter an amount on line 2t (your benefit 
                                            arose from the disposition. Enter the     from this exception isn’t limited).
        Don’t make this adjustment for      amount of installment sale income         Line 3—Other Adjustments
!       costs for which you elected the     reported for the regular tax as a 
CAUTION optional 10-year write-off for the                                            Enter on line 3 the total of any other 
                                            negative amount on line 2s.
regular tax.                                                                          adjustments that apply to you, including 
                                            Line 2t—Intangible Drilling               the following.
Mining exploration and development 
                                            Costs (IDCs)
costs deducted in full for the regular tax 
in the tax year they were paid or                   Don’t make this adjustment for    Depreciation Figured Using 
                                                                                      Pre-1987 Rules
incurred must be capitalized and            !       costs for which you elected the 
amortized over 10 years for the AMT.        CAUTION optional 60-month write-off for 
Enter the difference between the regular    the regular tax.                          This preference generally applies only to 
tax and AMT deduction. If the AMT                                                     property placed in service after 1987, 
deduction is more than the regular tax      IDCs from oil, gas, and geothermal        but depreciated using pre-1987 rules 
deduction, enter the difference as a        wells are a preference to the extent that due to transitional provisions of the Tax 
negative amount.                            the excess IDCs are more than 65% of      Reform Act of 1986.
                                            the net income from the wells. Figure 
If you had a loss on property for           the preference for all oil and gas        For the AMT, you must use the 
which mining costs haven’t been fully       properties separately from the            straight line method to figure 
amortized for the AMT, your AMT             preference for all geothermal properties. depreciation on real property for which 
deduction is the smaller of (a) the loss                                              accelerated depreciation was 
allowable for the costs had they            Excess IDCs.  Figure excess IDCs as       determined using pre-1987 rules. Use a 
remained capitalized, or (b) the            follows.                                  recovery period of 19 years for 19-year 
remaining costs to be amortized for the     Step 1.    Determine the amount of        real property and 15 years for 
AMT.                                        your IDCs allowed for the regular tax     low-income housing. For leased 
Line 2r—Research and                        under section 263(c), but don’t include   personal property other than recovery 
                                            any section 263(c) deduction for          property, enter the amount by which 
Experimental Costs                          nonproductive wells.                      your regular tax depreciation using the 
        Don’t make this adjustment for                                                pre-1987 rules exceeds the depreciation 
                                            Step 2.    Subtract from the amount       allowable using the straight line method. 
CAUTION connection with an activity in 
!       costs paid or incurred in           determined in Step 1 the amount that      For leased 10-year recovery property 
                                            would have been allowed had you 
which you materially participated under                                               and leased 15-year public utility 
                                            amortized these IDCs over a 120-month 
the passive activity rules or for costs for                                           property, enter the amount by which 
                                            period starting with the month the well 
which you elected the optional 10-year                                                your regular tax depreciation exceeds 
                                            was placed in production. If you prefer 
write-off for research and experimental                                               the depreciation allowable using the 
                                            not to use the 120-month period, you 
costs under section 59(e) for regular tax                                             straight line method with a half-year 
                                            can elect to use any method that is 
purposes.                                                                             convention, no salvage value, and a 
                                            permissible in determining cost           recovery period of 15 years (22 years for 
Research and experimental costs             depletion.                                15-year public utility property).
deducted under section 174(a) for           Net income. Determine net income by 
regular tax purposes generally must be      reducing the gross income that you        Figure the excess of the regular tax 
amortized for AMT purposes over 10          received or accrued during the tax year   depreciation over the AMT depreciation 
years beginning with the year the costs     from all oil, gas, and geothermal wells   separately for each property and include 
were paid or incurred.                      by the deductions allocable to those      on line 3 only positive amounts.
Enter the difference between the            wells (reduced by the excess IDCs). 
amount allowed for AMT purposes and         When refiguring net income, use only 

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Pollution Control Facilities                   Charitable Contributions of Certain  Related Adjustments
                                               Property
The section 169 election to amortize the                                                   If you have an entry on line 2c because 
basis of a certified pollution control         If you made a charitable contribution of    you deducted investment interest 
facility over a 60-month or 84-month           property to which section 170(e) applies    allocable to an interest in a trade or 
period isn’t available for the AMT. For        and you had a different basis for AMT       business, or on line 2d, 2h, 2i, or 2k 
facilities placed in service before 1999,      purposes, you may have to make an           through 2t, or you have any amount 
figure the AMT deduction using ADS.            adjustment. See section 170(e) for          included on line 3 from pre-1987 
For facilities placed in service after         details.                                    depreciation, pollution control facilities, 
1998, figure the AMT deduction under                                                       or tax shelter farm activities, you may 
MACRS using the straight line method.          Business Interest Limitation                have to refigure any item of income or 
Enter the difference between the regular                                                   deduction based on a limit of income 
tax and AMT deduction. If the AMT              Complete an AMT Form 8990 using             other than adjusted gross income (AGI) 
deduction is more than the regular tax         amounts adjusted for AMT. Enter the         or modified AGI.
deduction, enter the difference as a           difference between the AMT and regular 
negative amount.                               tax allowable interest expense. If line 30    Affected items include the following.
                                               of the AMT Form 8990 is more than the       Section 179 expense deduction 
Tax Shelter Farm Activities                    amount on line 30 of the regular tax        (Form 4562, line 12).
                                               Form 8990, enter the difference as a        Expenses for business or rental use 
Figure this adjustment only if you have a      negative amount.                            of your home.
gain or loss from a tax shelter farm                                                       Conservation expenses (Schedule F 
activity (as defined in section 58(a)(2))      Biofuel Producer Credit and                 (Form 1040), line 12).
that isn’t a passive activity. If the activity                                             Taxable IRA distributions (Form 1040, 
is passive, you must include it with your      Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel              1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 4b), if 
other passive activities on line 2m.           Fuels Credit                                prior-year IRA deductions were different 
                                                                                           for the AMT and the regular tax.
  Refigure all gains and losses you            If your taxable income includes the         Self-employed health insurance 
reported for the regular tax from tax          amount of the biofuel producer credit or    deduction (Schedule 1 (Form 1040), 
shelter farm activities by taking into         biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels        line 17).
account any AMT adjustments and                credit, include that amount as a negative   Self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, and 
preferences. Determine your tax shelter        amount on line 3.                           qualified plans deduction (Schedule 1 
farm activity gain or loss for the AMT                                                     (Form 1040), line 16).
using the same rules you used for the          Mortgage Interest                           IRA deduction (Schedule 1 (Form 
regular tax with the following                                                             1040), line 20), affected by the earned 
modifications.                                 If you deducted home mortgage interest      income limitation of section 219(b)(1)
No refigured loss is allowed, except to      on Schedule A for a dwelling that isn’t a   (B).
the extent you are insolvent (see section      principal residence (within the meaning 
58(c)(1)).                                     of section 121) or qualified dwelling for     Figure the difference between the 
Don’t use a refigured loss in the            AMT, include that deducted interest on      AMT and regular tax amount for each 
current tax year to offset gains from          line 3. A qualified dwelling for AMT is a   item. Combine the amounts for all your 
other tax shelter farm activities. Instead,    house, apartment, condominium, or           related adjustments and include the 
suspend any refigured loss and carry it        mobile home not used on a transient         total on line 3. Keep a copy of all 
forward indefinitely until (a) you have a      basis. A qualified dwelling for AMT         computations for your records, including 
gain in a subsequent tax year from that        doesn’t include house boats and             any AMT carryover and basis amounts.
same activity, or (b) you dispose of the       recreational vehicles.
activity.                                                                                           Don’t include on line 3 any 
                                                                                                    adjustment for an item you 
  Enter the difference between the             Net Qualified Disaster Loss                 CAUTION! refigured on another line of this 
amount that would be reported for the                                                      form (for example, line 2d).
                                               If you filed Schedule A to claim an 
activity on Schedule E or F or Form 
                                               increased standard deduction on Form 
4835 for the AMT and the regular tax                                                         Example.   On your Schedule C 
                                               1040 or 1040-SR due to a loss you 
amount. If (a) the AMT loss is more than                                                   (Form 1040), you have a net profit of 
                                               suffered related to property in a federally 
the regular tax loss, (b) the AMT gain is                                                  $9,000 before figuring your section 179 
                                               declared disaster area, then include on 
less than the regular tax gain, or (c) you                                                 deduction. You don’t report any other 
                                               line 3 the standard deduction amount 
have an AMT loss and a regular tax                                                         business income on your return. During 
                                               you listed on the dotted line next to 
gain, enter the adjustment as a negative                                                   the year, you purchased an asset for 
                                               Schedule A, line 16, as your “Standard 
amount.                                                                                    $10,000 for which you elect to take the 
                                               Deduction Claimed With Qualified            section 179 deduction. You also have an 
  Enter any adjustment for amounts             Disaster Loss.”                             AMT depreciation adjustment of $700 
reported on Form 8949, Schedule D,                                                         for other assets depreciated on your 
                                               If you filed Schedule A to itemize your 
Form 4684, or Form 4797, for the                                                           Schedule C.
                                               deductions, then don't make this 
activity on line 2k instead of line 3.                                                       Your section 179 deduction for the 
                                               adjustment.
                                                                                           regular tax is limited to your net profit 
                                                                                           (before any section 179 deduction) of 
                                                                                           $9,000. The $1,000 excess is a section 
                                                                                           179 deduction carryforward for the 
                                                                                           regular tax.

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For the AMT, your net profit is $9,700,          (c). If the amount in column (c) is larger                               Line 7
and you are allowed a section 179                than the amount you would otherwise                                      If you claimed the foreign earned 
deduction of $9,700 for the AMT. You             enter on line 4, enter the amount from                                   income exclusion, housing exclusion, or 
have a section 179 deduction                     column (c) instead and enter “Sch. Q”                                    housing deduction on Form 2555, you 
carryforward of $300 for the AMT.                on the dotted line next to line 4.                                       must use the Foreign Earned Income 
You include a $700 negative                                                                                               Tax Worksheet in these instructions to 
adjustment on line 3 because your                If your filing status is married filing 
section 179 deduction for the AMT is             separately, be sure to include the                                       figure the amount to enter on line 7.
$700 greater than your allowable regular         additional amount that must be added to                                  Form 1040-NR.   If you are filing Form 
tax deduction. In the following year,            line 4 (as explained above) before you                                   1040-NR and you reported capital gain 
when you use the $1,000 regular tax              compare line 4 with the amount on                                        distributions directly on Form 1040-NR, 
carryforward, you will have a $700               Schedule E, line 38, column (c).                                         line 7; you reported qualified dividends 
positive related adjustment for the AMT                                                                                   on Form 1040-NR, line 3a; or you had a 
because your AMT carryforward is only            Part II—Alternative                                                      gain on both lines 15 and 16 of 
$300.                                            Minimum Tax                                                              Schedule D (Form 1040) (as refigured 
                                                                                                                          for the AMT, if necessary), complete 
Line 4—Alternative Minimum                       Line 5—Exemption Amount                                                  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 
If your filing status is married filing          for your filing status in the middle                                     Form 1040-NR filers, don’t complete 
separately and line 4 is more than               column of the chart on line 5, see the                                   Part III. Instead, if Form 6251, line 6, is 
$831,150, you must include an                    Exemption Worksheet to figure the                                        $220,700 or less ($110,350 or less if 
additional amount on line 4. If line 4 is        amount to enter on line 5.                                               married filing separately), figure the 
                                                                                                                          amount to enter on line 7 by multiplying 
$1,084,150 or more, include an                   Form 1040-NR.                        If you are filing Form              line 6 by 26% (0.26). Otherwise, figure 
additional $63,250. Otherwise, include           1040-NR, use the following chart to                                      the amount to enter on line 7 by 
25% of the excess of the amount on               figure the amount to enter on line 5.                                    multiplying line 6 by 28% (0.28) and 
line 4 over $831,150. For example, if the        However, if line 4 is more than the                                      subtracting $4,414 ($2,207 if married 
amount on line 4 is $851,150, enter              amount shown for your filing status in                                   filing separately) from the result.
$856,150 instead—the additional                  the middle column of the chart, use the 
$5,000 is 25% of $20,000 ($851,150               Exemption Worksheet to figure the                                        Line 8—Alternative Minimum 
minus $831,150).                                 amount to enter on line 5.                                               Tax Foreign Tax Credit 
                                                                                                                          (AMTFTC)
Special Rule for Holders of a                    IF your filing                       AND line 4 is         THEN enter on 
                                                                       status is...   not over...           line 5...     The AMTFTC is a credit that you can 
Residual Interest in a REMIC                                                                                              claim against the AMT. You will figure 
                                                                           Single $               578,150 $ 81,300.
                                                                                                                          the AMTFTC using the same limitation 
If you held a residual interest in a real                              Married filing             578,150   63,250.
estate mortgage investment conduit                                     separately                                         rules that apply to the foreign tax credit 
(REMIC) in 2023, the amount you enter                                  Qualifying                 1,156,300 126,500.      for regular tax purposes, but with AMT 
on line 4 may not be less than the               surviving spouse                                                         amounts. However, you may be able to 
                                                                                                                          simplify your AMTFTC calculation by 
amount on Schedule E, line 38, column                                                                                     electing to use some of the same 
                                                                                                                          amounts you used to figure your foreign 
                                                                                                                          tax credit. See Simplified Limitation 
Exemption Worksheet—                                                                                                      Election, later, for more information.
Line 5                                                                     Keep for Your Records
                                                                                                                          Do I need to fill out line 8? Before 
Note. If Form 6251, line 4, is equal to or more than $903,350 if single or head of household,                             figuring your AMTFTC, figure your 
$1,662,300 if married filing jointly or qualifying surviving spouse, or $831,150 if married filing                        foreign tax credit for the regular tax and 
separately, your exemption is zero. Don’t complete this worksheet; instead, enter the amount from                         complete Schedule 3 (Form 1040), 
Form 6251, line 4, on line 6 and go to line 7.                                                                            line 1. Next, fill in Form 6251, line 10, as 
                                                                                                                          instructed. If the amount on line 10 is 
1. Enter $81,300 if single or head of household; $126,500 if married 
                                                                                                                          greater than or equal to the amount on 
   filing jointly or qualifying surviving spouse; or $63,250 if married 
   filing separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.                     line 7, do the following.
                                                                                                                          Leave line 8 blank and enter -0- on 
2. Enter your alternative minimum taxable                                                                                 line 11.
   income (AMTI) from Form 6251, line 4 . . . . . .                    2.                                                 See Who Must File, earlier, to find out 
3. Enter $578,150 if single or head of household;                                                                         if you must attach Form 6251 to your 
   $1,156,300 if married filing jointly or qualifying                                                                     return.
   surviving spouse; or $578,150 if married filing                                                                        Determine if you can carry back or 
   separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3.                                                 carry forward your unused 2023 
4. Subtract line 3 from line 2. If zero or less,                                                                          AMTFTC. See AMTFTC Carryback and 
   enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.                                                 Carryforward, later. If you can carry 
5. Multiply line 4 by 25% (0.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         5.                     back or carry forward your unused 2023 
6. Subtract line 5 from line 1. If zero or less, enter -0-. Also, enter                                                   AMTFTC, you will need to complete 
   this amount on Form 6251, line 5, and go to Form 6251,                                                                 line 8 for your records.
   line 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6.  

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If the amount on line 10 is less than         Simplified limitation election.                                     If Line 17 of Form 6251 isn’t more than 
the amount on line 7, figure your           you previously made or are making the                                    $220,700 ($110,350 if married filing 
AMTFTC and enter it on line 8.              simplified limitation election, skip Part I                              separately (on Form 1040, 1040-SR or 
                                            and go to Step 3. For more information                                   1040-NR)).
Figuring the AMTFTC. If you made an 
                                            about the simplified limitation election, 
election to claim the foreign tax credit on                                                                            Use your capital gains and losses as 
                                            see Simplified Limitation Election, later.
your 2023 tax return without filing Form                                                                             refigured for the AMT to determine 
1116, your AMTFTC is the same as the        Foreign source qualified dividends                                       whether your total amounts are less 
foreign tax credit on Schedule 3 (Form      and capital gains.  If you have any                                      than the $20,000 threshold under the 
1040), line 1. Enter that amount on Form    foreign source qualified dividends or                                    adjustment exception. If you qualify for 
6251, line 8. For more information about    foreign source capital gains (including                                  the adjustment exception, your election 
electing to claim your foreign tax credit   any foreign source capital gain                                          also applies when you determine 
without filing Form 1116, see the           distributions) or losses, use the                                        whether you must adjust your capital 
Instructions for Form 1116.                 following instructions to determine                                      gain distributions or other capital gains 
Otherwise, figure your AMTFTC as            whether you must make adjustments to                                     or losses. It also applies to Step 4.
follows.                                    those amounts before you include the                                       To adjust your foreign source 
                                            amounts on line 1a or line 5 of the AMT                                  qualified dividends, multiply your foreign 
Step 1.  Separate your foreign source       Form 1116.                                                               source qualified dividends in each 
income into categories. See the                                                                                      separate category by 0.5357 if the 
Instructions for Form 1116 for                Foreign qualified dividends.                                    You 
                                                                                                                     foreign source qualified dividends are 
information about categories of income.     must adjust your foreign source qualified 
                                                                                                                     taxed at a rate of 15%, and by 0.7143 if 
Complete a separate AMT Form 1116           dividends before you include those 
                                                                                                                     they are taxed at a rate of 20%. Include 
for each separate category of income.       amounts on line 1a of the AMT Form 
                                                                                                                     the results on line 1a of the applicable 
Enter “AMT” and specify the category of     1116 if:
                                                                                                                     AMT Form 1116.
income in the top margin of each Form       Line 38 of Form 6251 is smaller than 
1116.                                       line 39, and                                                               You adjust your foreign source 
                                            Line 17 of Form 6251 is greater than                                   qualified dividends taxed at the 0% rate 
Figuring high-taxed income.                 zero.                                                                    by not including them on line 1a. 
When applying the separate categories                                                                                Amounts taxed at the 0% rate are on 
                                              But you don’t need to make any 
of income, use the applicable AMT rate                                                                               line 9 of the Qualified Dividends and 
                                            adjustments if:
instead of the regular tax rate to                                                                                   Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or line 22 of 
determine if any income is “high-taxed.”    You qualify for the adjustment 
                                                                                                                     the Schedule D Tax Worksheet.
                                            exception under Qualified Dividends 
Step 2.  Complete Part I of each AMT        and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet                                                   Don’t adjust the amount of any 
Form 1116 using only income and             (Individuals) or Adjustments to foreign                                    !     foreign source qualified 
deductions that are allowed for the AMT     qualified dividends under Schedule D                                     CAUTION dividends you elected to include 
and attributable to sources outside the     Filers in the Instructions for Form 1116,                                on line 4g of AMT Form 4952.
United States.                              and

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 $220,700 or less ($110,350 or less if married filing separately), multiply line 3 
    by 26% (0.26). Otherwise, multiply line 3 by 28% (0.28) and subtract $4,414 ($2,207 if married filing 
    separately) from the result. 
5.  Tax on the amount on line 2c. If line 2c is $220,700 or less ($110,350 or less if married filing 
    separately), multiply line 2c by 26% (0.26). Otherwise, multiply line 2c by 28% (0.28) and subtract $4,414 
    ($2,207 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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  Individuals with capital gain              is zero or less, or (c) line 45 is equal to Form 1116, line 17, the same amount 
distributions only. If you have no           or greater than line 46.                    you entered on that line for the regular 
capital gains or losses other than capital      Use Worksheet B in the Instructions      tax.
gain distributions from box 2a of Form(s)    for Form 1116 if you:                       Step 4. Enter the amount from line 4 of 
1099-DIV or substitute statement(s),         Can’t use Worksheet A,                    Form 6251 on line 18 of the AMT Form 
you must adjust your foreign source          Have foreign source capital gains and     1116 unless you must complete an AMT 
capital gain distributions if you are        losses in no more than two separate         Worksheet for Line 18. In most cases, 
required to adjust your foreign source       categories,                                 you must complete an AMT Worksheet 
qualified dividends under the rules just     Didn’t have any item of unrecaptured      for Line 18 if you completed Part III of 
described or you would be required to        section 1250 gain or 28% rate gain or       Form 6251 and:
adjust your foreign source qualified         loss for the AMT, and                        Line 38 of Form 6251 is smaller than 
dividends if you had any.                    Don’t have any capital gains taxed at     line 39, and
  To adjust your foreign source capital      a rate of 0% or 20%.                         Line 17 of Form 6251 is greater than 
gain distributions, multiply your foreign                                                zero.
source capital gain distributions in each       Instructions for Worksheets A and 
separate category by 0.5357 if the           B. When you complete Worksheet A or            But even if you meet the 
foreign source capital gain distributions    Worksheet B, use foreign source capital     requirements above, you don’t need to 
are taxed at a rate of 15%, and by           gains and losses, as refigured for the      complete an AMT Worksheet for Line 18 
0.7143 if they are taxed at a rate of 20%.   AMT if necessary, and don’t use any         if:
Include the results on line 1a of the        foreign source capital gains you elected     You qualify for the adjustment 
applicable AMT Form 1116.                    to include on line 4g of AMT Form 4952.     exception under Qualified Dividends 
                                             If you are required to complete a           and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet 
  You adjust your foreign source capital     Schedule D for the AMT, use line 16 of      (Individuals) or Adjustments to foreign 
gain distributions taxed at the 0% rate      that AMT Schedule D to complete line 3      qualified dividends under Schedule D 
by not including them on line 1a.            of Worksheet A or line 4 of the Line 2      Filers in the Instructions for Form 1116, 
Amounts taxed at the 0% rate are on          Worksheet for Worksheet B. Use 0.5357       and
line 9 of the Qualified Dividends and        instead of the number used for regular       Line 17 of Form 6251 isn’t more than 
Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or line 22 of     tax to complete lines 11, 13, and 15 of     $220,700 ($110,350 if married filing 
the Schedule D Tax Worksheet.                Worksheet B and to complete lines 8,        separately (on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 
        Don’t adjust the amount of any       11, and 17 of the Line 15 Worksheet for     1040-NR)).
                                             Worksheet B.                                Note. Use your capital gains and 
  !     foreign source capital gain                                                      losses as refigured for the AMT to 
CAUTION distributions you elected to            If you don’t qualify to use Worksheet 
include on line 4g of AMT Form 4952.         A or Worksheet B, use the instructions      determine whether your total amounts 
                                             under Capital Gains and Losses in Pub.      are less than the $20,000 threshold 
  Individuals with other capital             514 to determine the adjustments you        under the adjustment exception. If you 
gains or losses. If any capital gain or      make. When using the instructions in        have any foreign source qualified 
loss is different for the AMT, use           Pub. 514 to determine if you must adjust    dividends or capital gains (or losses), 
amounts as refigured for the AMT to          foreign source capital gains and losses,    then you must make the same 
complete this step. Use Worksheet A in       make the following substitutions.           adjustment exception election you made 
the Instructions for Form 1116 to            When the amount of any AMT gain is        in Step 2.
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 
adjustments to your foreign source           0.8929 instead of the number used for          2. Skip lines 2 and 3 of the 
qualified dividends under the rules          regular tax.                                worksheet.
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 
Line 15 or 16 of the AMT Schedule D                                                    regular tax). Enter the result on line 5 of 
(Form 1040) is zero or a loss.               Step 3.  Complete Part II and lines 9 
On the AMT Qualified Dividends and         through 17 of the AMT Form 1116. Use        the worksheet.
Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, (a) line 3 of    your AMTFTC carryover, if any, on              5. Enter the amount from Form 
that worksheet is zero or less, (b) line 5   line 10.                                    6251, line 33, on line 6 of the worksheet.
of that worksheet is zero, or (c) line 23 of    Simplified limitation election.    If       6. Multiply line 6 of the worksheet by 
that worksheet is equal to or greater        you previously made or are making the       0.2857 (instead of the number used for 
than line 24.                                simplified limitation election, complete    regular tax). Enter the result on line 7 of 
On the AMT Schedule D Tax                  Part II and lines 9 through 14. Use your    the worksheet.
Worksheet, (a) line 18 is zero, (b) line 9   AMTFTC carryover, if any, on line 10.          7. Enter the amount from Form 
                                             Skip lines 15 and 16. Enter on your AMT     6251, line 30, on line 8 of the worksheet.

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8. Multiply line 8 of the worksheet by      don’t make the election for that year, you  Worksheet because Form 1040, 
0.4643 (instead of the number used for      may not make it for a later year. Once      1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 15, is zero.
regular tax). Enter the result on line 9 of made, the election applies to all later tax   3. You received a Schedule K-1 
the worksheet.                              years and may be revoked only with IRS      (Form 1041) that shows an amount in 
9. Enter the amount from Form               consent.                                    box 12 with code B, C, D, E, or F.
6251, line 23, on line 10 of the            Line 10                                       Then, use the following instructions 
worksheet.
                                            If you file Form 8978, Partner's            that apply to you.
10. Complete lines 11 and 12 of the         Additional Reporting Year Tax, you will     If none of the statements apply, go to 
worksheet, as instructed on the             need to decrease the amount you report      None of the statements apply, later.
worksheet.                                  on Form 6251, line 10, by any negative      If only statement (2) applies, go to 
11. Enter the amount from your AMT          amount reported on Form 8978, line 14       Only statement (2) applies, later.
Worksheet for Line 18 on your AMT           (treated as a positive number). If any      If statement (3) applies (by itself or in 
Form 1116, line 18.                         additional guidance is provided related     combination with statement (1) or (2)), 
                                            to reporting amounts from Form 8978 on      go to Beneficiaries of estates or trusts 
Step 5. Enter the amount from Form          Form 6251, we will post it at IRS.gov/      first, then go to Statement (1) or (3) 
6251, line 7, on the AMT Form 1116,         Form6251 under Recent Developments.         applies, later.
line 20. Complete lines 19 through 24 of                                                For all other situations, go to 
the AMT Form 1116.                          If you file Schedule J (Form 1040), 
                                                                                        Statement (1) or (3) applies, later.
                                            Income Averaging for Farmers and 
Step 6. Complete Part IV of the first       Fishermen, to figure your tax on Form       None of the statements apply.       If (1), 
AMT Form 1116 only.                         1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 16,         (2), or (3) don’t apply, then for Part III of 
Enter on Form 6251, line 8, the             you must refigure that tax (including any   these instructions, the AMT versions of 
amount from line 35 of the first AMT        tax from Form 8814) without using           your Qualified Dividends and Capital 
Form 1116.                                  Schedule J before completing this line.     Gain Tax Worksheet, Schedule D Tax 
                                            This is only for Form 6251; don’t change    Worksheet, Unrecaptured Section 1250 
Attach to your tax return, after Form       the amount on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or        Gain Worksheet, 28% Rate Gain 
6251, all AMT Forms 1116 (and, if           1040-NR, line 16.                           Worksheet, and Schedule D will be the 
                                                                                        same as those you used for regular tax 
applicable, Schedule B (Form 1116))         Form 1040-NR. If you are filing Form 
                                                                                        purposes. Use the regular tax amounts 
you used to figure your AMTFTC. But         1040-NR, add Form 1040-NR, line 16, 
                                                                                        to complete lines 13, 14, and 15.
don’t attach AMT Forms 1116 if your         (minus any tax from Form 4972, Tax on 
AMTFTC is the same as your regular tax      Lump-Sum Distributions) and Schedule          If you filed Form 2555, see Form 
foreign tax credit.                         2 (Form 1040), line 2. Subtract from the    2555, later, for additional modifications 
                                            result Schedule 3 (Form 1040), line 1,      you may have to make before entering 
AMTFTC Carryback and                        and any negative amount reported on         amounts on lines 13, 14, and 15.
Carryforward                                Form 8978, line 14 (treated as a positive   Statement (1) or (3) applies.     If (1) 
                                            number). If zero or less, enter -0-. If you applies, complete all of the following 
If your AMTFTC is limited, the unused       file Schedule J to figure your tax on       steps. If (3) applies but (1) doesn’t, 
amount may generally be carried back        Form 1040-NR, line 16, refigure that tax    complete steps 2 through 4 only.
or forward according to section 904(c).     without using Schedule J before 
                                            completing Form 6251, line 10 (see            Step 1.  Complete an AMT Form 
No AMTFTC carryback or carryfor-                                                        8949 or, if applicable, lines 1a and 8a of 
                                            preceding paragraph).
ward allowed in 2023. If you made the                                                   an AMT Schedule D, by refiguring, for 
election to claim the foreign tax credit on Line 11                                     example, your basis for the AMT.
your 2023 tax return without filing Form    If you are filing Form 1040-NR, enter the 
                                                                                          Step 2.  Complete lines 1b through 
1116, any unused AMTFTC for 2023            amount from line 11 on Schedule 2 
                                                                                        20 of an AMT Schedule D.
can’t be carried back or forward. In        (Form 1040), line 1.
addition, you can’t claim any unused                                                      Step 3.  Complete lines 2 through 4 
AMTFTC from another year in 2023.                                                       of an AMT Qualified Dividends and 
                                            Part III—Tax Computation 
For more information about electing                                                     Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or lines 2 
                                            Using Maximum Capital 
to claim your foreign tax credit without                                                through 13 of an AMT Schedule D Tax 
filing Form 1116, see the Instructions for  Gains Rates                                 Worksheet, whichever applies. (See 
Form 1116.                                  Lines 13, 14, and 15                        line 20 of your AMT Schedule D, if you 
                                                                                        completed one, to determine which 
                                            Determine if any of the following 
                                                                                        worksheet applies.)
Simplified Limitation Election              statements apply.
                                                                                          Complete lines 3 and 4 of the AMT 
You may elect to use a simplified section   1. The gain or loss from any 
                                                                                        Schedule D Tax Worksheet using your 
904 limitation to figure your AMTFTC. If    transaction reported on Form 8949 or 
                                                                                        AMT Form 4952.
you do, when figuring your AMTFTC,          Schedule D is different for the AMT (for 
you will use the same net foreign source    example, because of a different basis for     Step 4.  Use amounts from the AMT 
income for AMT that you used for            the AMT due to depreciation                 Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain 
regular tax. (The amount on line 17 of      adjustments, an ISO adjustment, or a        Tax Worksheet or AMT Schedule D Tax 
your AMT Form 1116 will be the same         different AMT capital loss carryover        Worksheet, whichever applies, and the 
as the amount on line 17 of your regular    from 2022).                                 AMT Schedule D to complete lines 13, 
tax Form 1116.) You must make the           2. You didn’t complete either the           14, and 15.
election for the first tax year after 1997  Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain 
for which you claim an AMTFTC. If you       Tax Worksheet or the Schedule D Tax 

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If you filed Form 2555, see Form          Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain            Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, or the 
2555, later, for additional modifications Tax Worksheet or line 6 of your AMT             amount from line 14 of the Schedule D 
you may have to make before entering      Schedule D Tax Worksheet (but not               Tax Worksheet, whichever applies (as 
amounts on lines 13, 14, and 15.          below zero) by any of your AMT capital          figured for the regular tax). If you didn’t 
                                          gain excess not used in (1).                    complete either worksheet for the 
Only statement (2) applies. If (2) 
applies but (1) and (3) don’t, complete   3. Reduce the amount on your AMT                regular tax, enter the amount from Form 
the following steps.                      Schedule D (Form 1040), line 18, (but           1040-NR, line 15; if zero or less, 
                                          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                                                         the amount you enter on line 20 will take 
                                          4. Include your AMT capital gain 
Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or lines 2                                                     into account your regular tax capital gain 
                                          excess as a loss on line 16 of your AMT 
through 13 of an AMT Schedule D Tax                                                       excess, if any. Don’t refigure it using the 
                                          Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain 
Worksheet, whichever applies. (See                                                        amount of your AMT capital gain 
                                          Worksheet in the Instructions for 
line 20 of your Schedule D to determine                                                   excess.
                                          Schedule D (Form 1040).
which worksheet applies.)
Complete lines 3 and 4 of the AMT         Also see the instructions for line 20.            If you are filing Form 2555 and you 
                                                                                          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 
Step 2.  Use amounts from the AMT         1041) that shows an adjustment in               Worksheet for the regular tax, enter the 
Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain      box 12, follow the instructions in the          amount from line 3 of the Foreign 
Tax Worksheet or AMT Schedule D Tax       following table.                                Earned Income Tax Worksheet in the 
Worksheet, whichever applies, and the     IF the code in   THEN include that              Form 1040 instructions (as figured for 
Schedule D you used for regular tax to    box 12 is...     adjustment in figuring the     the regular tax).
complete lines 13, 14, and 15.                             amount on...
                                                                                          Line 25
If you filed Form 2555, see Form                  B        line 2 of an AMT Qualified 
2555, later, for additional modifications                  Dividends and Capital Gain Tax If you are filing Form 1040-NR, enter on 
you may have to make before entering                       Worksheet or an AMT            Form 6251, line 25, the amount from the 
                                                           Schedule D Tax Worksheet,      list below that corresponds to your filing 
amounts on lines 13, 14, and 15.                           whichever applies.             status.
         Keep the AMT Form 8949, AMT              C        line 5 of an AMT Schedule D.   $492,300 if single.
TIP      Schedule D, and the applicable           D        line 12 of an AMT Schedule D.  $276,900 if married filing separately.
         AMT worksheet for your                                                           $553,850 if qualifying surviving 
records, but don’t attach any of them to          E        line 11 of an AMT              spouse.
                                                           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 
Note. Don’t decrease your section                          Gain Worksheet.
1202 exclusion by the amount, if any, on                                                  Form 6251, line 27, the amount from 
line 2h.                                                                                  line 5 of the Qualified Dividends and 
                                                                                          Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, or the 
Form 2555. If you are filing Form 2555    Form 1040-NR.    If you are filing Form         amount from line 21 of the Schedule D 
and you have an AMT capital gain          1040-NR, enter on Form 6251, line 13,           Tax Worksheet, whichever applies (as 
excess, you must complete Part III of     the amount from line 4 of the Qualified         figured for the regular tax). If you didn’t 
Form 6251 with certain modifications. To  Dividends and Capital Gain Tax                  complete either worksheet for the 
see if you have an AMT capital gain       Worksheet, or the amount from line 13           regular tax, enter the amount from Form 
excess, subtract Form 6251, line 6, from  of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet,                1040-NR, line 15; if zero or less, 
line 4 of your AMT Qualified Dividends    whichever applies (as refigured for the         enter -0-.
and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or         AMT, if necessary).
                                                                                          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 
result is greater than zero, that amount  If you are filing Form 1040-NR and Form         into account your regular tax capital gain 
is your AMT capital gain excess.          6251, line 17, is $220,700 or less              excess, if any. Don’t refigure it using the 
                                          ($110,350 or less if married filing             amount of your AMT capital gain 
If you have AMT capital gain excess,      separately), multiply line 17 by 26%            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 $4,414 ($2,207          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 
1. Reduce the amount you would                                                            Worksheet for the regular tax, enter the 
otherwise enter on line 3 of your AMT     Line 19
                                                                                          amount from Form 6251, line 20.
Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain      If you are filing Form 1040-NR, enter 
Tax Worksheet or line 9 of your AMT       $44,625 ($89,250 if your filing status is       Line 39
Schedule D Tax Worksheet (but not         qualifying surviving spouse).                   If you are filing Form 1040-NR and Form 
below zero) by your AMT capital gain                                                      6251, line 12, is $220,700 or less 
                                          Line 20
excess.                                                                                   ($110,350 or less if married filing 
                                          If you are filing Form 1040-NR, enter on        separately), multiply line 12 by 26% 
2. Reduce the amount you would            Form 6251, line 20, the amount from             (0.26). Otherwise, multiply line 12 by 
otherwise enter on line 2 of your AMT     line 5 of the Qualified Dividends and 

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28% (0.28) and subtract $4,414 ($2,207 
if married filing separately) from the 
result.

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