We know many Form 8941 is available on the IRS's website. The IRS offers short video overviews of the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit in both English and Spanish and valuable Q&A's that can help you understand how to use the credit to offset your Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHqvtPYHfVk
According to New York Times blogger Rob Mandelbaum, small businesses are really not taking as much advantage of the credit as they could be. In a September 25, 2012 article, Mandelbaum reported that the US Treasury only gave away a one quarter of the funds set aside for this refund in 2011, because such a low percentage of the small businesses eligible for the credit claimed it. Mandelbaum blames the complexity of the filing involved.
IRS Form 8941 is a pretty complicated worksheet and many need the advising of an accountant to coordinate the information requested there with the General Business Credit Form 8941 on PDFFiller.com—see if you qualify! It will keep you occupied while you wait for “Taxmaggedon” to blow over. Let us know how you fare. If you agree with the New York Times that the form is too complicated—tell us about your experience. Maybe we can invite a tax advisor to walk us through it here on the blog.