Form 1040 Schedule 3 PDF by U.S. Internal Revenue Service

Updated 26 September 2025

This document is Schedule 3 (Form 1040), used to report additional nonrefundable credits and other payments or refundable credits when filing U.S. individual income tax returns. It serves as an attachment to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR, allowing taxpayers to claim various credits such as foreign tax credit, education credits, and clean energy credits.

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SCHEDULE 3(Form 1040)	# Additional Credits and PaymentsAttach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.Go to www.irs.gov/Form1040 for instructions and the latest information.	OMB No. 1545-0074
Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service		2024AttachmentSequence 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	[____]
5b 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) 2024

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