The above quote is actually taken from a section titled "Qualified solar electric property costs" and it is 100% in regards to the solar tax credit. My CPA has solar and is very clear that any roof under the panels that is replaced in preparation for solar is eligible for the 30% tax credit using form 5695. TurboTaxJulio clearly does not know this information very well. TaxGuyBill is confusing the solar tax credit with a roofing tax credit that expired after 2014 for Energy Star shingles.
Here is the full text or you can follow this link:
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https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i5695.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i5695.pdf</a>
Qualified solar electric property costs. Qualified solar
electric property costs are costs for property that uses solar
energy to generate electricity for use in your home located in the
United States. No costs relating to a solar panel or other
property installed as a roof (or portion thereof) will fail to qualify
solely because the property constitutes a structural component
of the structure on which it is installed. The home doesn't have to
be your main home.
