Form 3800 lets you calculate the total amount of business tax credits you’re eligible to claim in a single tax year, including credits that you’ve carried back or carried forward from other tax years. The general business credit is actually a collection of several different small-business tax credits.

Form 3800, "General Business Credit," is an IRS form used to record tax credits for businesses. #DidYouKnow You can use tax credits to lower a business's tax liability during tax time. Also, to increase a potential tax refund for your business. A business can take advantage of a tax credit often.

What is Form 3800? The General Business Credit (Form 3800) calculates the total amount of tax credits you’re eligible to claim in a particular tax year. The IRS’s website currently lists 25 eligible business credits, although this can change from year to year. In some cases, each credit must be claimed on its own unique form (the source form).