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Notice code 527 (Default) — We changed the amount claimed as qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit on Form 3800,…
We changed the amount claimed as qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit on Form 3800, General Business Credit. You figured the credit incorrectly or transferred it incorrectly from Form 8936, Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit, to Part III of Form 3800.
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We changed the amount claimed as qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit on Form 3800, General Business Credit. You figured the credit incorrectly or transferred it incorrectly from Form 8936, Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit, to Part III of Form 3800.
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