Form 1041 - Forcing Schedule I (Alternative Minimum Tax)
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To force Schedule I (Form 1041) Alternative Minimum Tax—Estates and Trusts to print with Form 1041 U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts:

  1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then click Federal.
  2. Click Taxes in the Federal Quick Q&A Topics menu to expand, then click Alternative minimum tax.
  3. Continue with the interview process to enter all of the appropriate information.
  4. On the screen titled Alternative Minimum Tax - Force Schedule I, check Check here to force the printing and/or e-filing of Schedule I even if it does not apply, then click Continue.

Per IRS Instructions for Form 1041 and Schedules A, B, G, J, and K-1, on page 30:

Line 1c—AMT. Attach Schedule I (Form 1041) if any of the following apply.

  • The estate or trust must complete Schedule B.
  • The estate or trust claims a credit on line 2b, 2c, or 2d of Schedule G.
  • The estate's or trust's share of alternative minimum taxable income (line 27 of Schedule I (Form 1041)) exceeds $26,500.

On page 31:

Enter the amount from line 54 of Schedule I (Form 1041) on line 1c.

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