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Instruction 6251 — Instructions for Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax - Individuals · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
Attach Form 6251 to your return if any of the following statements are true.
Form 6251, line 7, is greater than line 10.
You claim any general business credit, and either line 6 (in Part I) of Form 3800 or line 25 of Form 3800 is more than zero.
You claim the qualified electric vehicle credit (Form 8834), the personal-use part of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (Form 8911), or the credit for prior year minimum tax (Form 8801).
The total of Form 6251, lines 2c through 3, is negative and line 7 would be greater than line 10 if you didn’t take into account lines 2c through 3.
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