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Form 3800 Changes for 2025: Credit Transfers | HelloBooks Form 3800 for 2025: new item B for credit transfer elections, Schedule A as the transfer election statement, and the restored agri-biodiesel credit.

Form 3800 · general business credit

Form 3800 changes for 2025: transfer elections move onto the form

The 2025 general business credit form makes credit transfers easier to document. Transferors and transferees now answer a question on the front page and can use Schedule A as their election statement.

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Form 3800 · general business credit

New on page 1

Item B, transfer elections

Transfer election statement
Schedule A (Form 3800)
Restored credit
Small agri-biodiesel producer
Transfer allowed for fuel sold or used
After June 30, 2025

Applies: Tax year 2025From IRS.gov · checked October 10, 2026

What changed

  • Item B(i) asks whether the filer made an entry in Part III, column (f), as a transferor or transferee under section 6418; item B(ii) asks how many transfer election statements are attached.
  • Transferors and transferees may use Schedule A (Form 3800) as the transfer election statement, reporting the required details for each credit.
  • The small agri-biodiesel producer credit is restored (Form 8864, Part III line 1l), and a section 6418 transfer election is available for fuel sold or used after June 30, 2025.

Related reminders

The Reminders section points to the new credit lines for section 45Y (line 1gg), 45Z (line 1q) and 48E (line 1v), and to the section 6417 revocation rules. Clients buying or selling credits should keep the transfer agreement and payment record with the return.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does a transferee have to attach its own election statement?
The 2025 instructions say transferors and transferees may use Schedule A (Form 3800) as the transfer election statement.

Sources

General information for tax professionals, not advice on a specific return. Figures are from IRS.gov on the date shown; check the current IRS instructions before filing.

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