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SCHEDULE 3 OMB No. 1545-0074
Additional Credits and Payments
2025
(Form 1040)
Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.
Department of the Treasury Attachment
Internal Revenue Service Go to www.irs.gov/Form1040 for instructions and the latest information. Sequence No. 03
Name(s) shown on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR Your social security number
Part I Nonrefundable Credits
1 Foreign tax credit. Attach Form 1116 if required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Credit for child and dependent care expenses from Form 2441, line 11. Attach Form 2441 . . . . 2
3 Education credits from Form 8863, line 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 Retirement savings contributions credit. Attach Form 8880 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5a Residential clean energy credit from Form 5695, line 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5a
b Energy efficient home improvement credit from Form 5695, line 32 . . . . . . . . . . . 5b
6 Other nonrefundable credits:
a General business credit. Attach Form 3800 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6a
b Credit for prior year minimum tax. Attach Form 8801 . . . . . . . . 6b
c Adoption credit. Attach Form 8839 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6c
d Credit for the elderly or disabled. Attach Schedule R . . . . . . . . 6d
e Reserved for future use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6e
f Clean vehicle credit. Attach Form 8936 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6f
g Mortgage interest credit. Attach Form 8396 . . . . . . . . . . . 6g
h District of Columbia first-time homebuyer credit. Attach Form 8859 . . . . 6h
i Qualified electric vehicle credit. Attach Form 8834 . . . . . . . . . 6i
j Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit. Attach Form 8911 . . . . 6j
k Credit to holders of tax credit bonds. Attach Form 8912 . . . . . . . 6k
l Amount on Form 8978, line 14. See instructions . . . . . . . . . . 6l
m Credit for previously owned clean vehicles. Attach Form 8936 . . . . . 6m
z Other nonrefundable credits. List type and amount:
6z
7 Total other nonrefundable credits. Add lines 6a through 6z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
8 Add lines 1 through 4, 5a, 5b, and 7. Enter here and on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 20 . 8
Part II Other Payments and Refundable Credits
9 Net premium tax credit. Attach Form 8962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
10 Amount paid with request for extension to file (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11 Excess social security and tier 1 RRTA tax withheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
12 Credit for federal tax on fuels. Attach Form 4136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
13 Other payments or refundable credits:
a Form 2439 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13a
b Section 1341 credit for repayment of amounts included in income from earlier
years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13b
c Net elective payment election amount from Form 3800, Part III, line 6, column (j) 13c
d Deferred amount of net 965 tax liability (see instructions) . . . . . . . 13d
z Other refundable credits (see instructions):
13z
14 Total other payments or refundable credits. Add lines 13a through 13z . . . . . . . . . . 14
15 Add lines 9 through 12 and 14. Enter here and on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, line 31 . . . 15
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions. Cat. No. 71480G Schedule 3 (Form 1040) 2025 Created 11/17/25
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