☰
✕
Sign In

Why sign in to the Community?

  • Submit a question
  • Check your notifications
Sign in to the Community or Sign in to TurboTax and start working on your taxes
New Member
posted Apr 8, 2025 3:40:50 PM

home energy credit

My friend has installed solar pannels and financed it.  The principal is 44475.00

She is paying on a monthly instalment 

Does she qualify for home enegy credits?

If I enter the total amount financed of course Turbo Tax show a 7500 credit, but I am not sure if this is correct since she has not paid the full amount yet.  Does she still qualify for this credit?

Thanks my phone is [phone number removed] or email me at [email address removed]

Thank you

0 1 740
1 Replies
Expert Alumni
Apr 8, 2025 4:56:45 PM

You claim the solar panels in the year they were placed in service, even if you are paying over time (as long as it's not a lease agreement).   If you can't use the entire credit in the first year, it will carry forward.  

 

To qualify for claiming the solar tax credit on your tax return, you’ll first need to meet some eligibility criteria:

  • Your solar equipment needs to be installed between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2034.
  • The solar equipment must be located at a residence of yours within the United States.
  • The solar equipment is new or being used for the first time (meets the original installation requirement for claiming the credit).

From there, you’ll need to meet one of these two requirements to claim the credit:

  • Purchase the solar system with cash or through some form of financing that isn’t a lease or an agreement to pay a solar company for electricity generated by the system.
  • Purchase an interest in a community solar project that is separate from your residential property, if the electricity generated is credited against, and doesn't exceed your home’s electricity consumption.


Click here for Federal Tax Credit for Residential Solar Energy