Solar Tax Credits
All: I'm starting to seriously consider adding solar to my trailer now that our state is matching 60% of the federal energy tax credit. For those of you that have taken advantage of the tax credit...
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mich800 wrote:wfred wrote:Bumpyroad wrote:
that law was extended then expired at the end of 2013, did it get extended? I think at the time I asked the tax lady it hadn't been.
bumpy
The law has been extended through 2016 and Iowa will match 60% of the federal credit up to $5000. Effectively I get 48% of the total cost of my solar setup as a tax credit.
From everything I've read and the information here, it sounds like i simply total the amount of all the components and add them to IRS form 5695. It doesn't sound like anybody has included the cost of battery upgrades for their system as part of the tax credit. I'll consult my CPA on that, seems like the IRS ruled it is allowed but that doesn't mean it won't get red-flagged somehow.
Thanks for the help,
Fred
It has been a long time since I looked at this. But I seem to remember that there were different treatments depending on if it was grid tied. Maybe that is where the different interpretations come in. Either way, if you can get some of your tax dollars back for something you were going to do anyways you should do it. You could always just delete your receipts before the audit :) At least that works for big brother.
my hard drive got scratched.
bumpy
