Deductions & credits

The budget act passed in December 2019 contained many provisions that not only effective 2019 but we’re also retroactive to 2018. TurboTax prioritized getting the 2019 program up-to-date and then with the coronavirus emergency I’m sure they are not able to work as efficiently as before.

 

Check your version number. On a Mac you would go to the apple menu and look at about TurboTax. I’m not sure how to get the version number on a PC. Let me know what it says.  I have been checking myself because I also need to amend for mortgage insurance, and I have not seen an update installed on my computer.

 

What items did you install in 2018 that are eligible for the credit?  The credit for solar power, geothermal, and wind power never expired and was always in the 2018 program. The credit for energy efficient doors and windows, air conditioning, furnaces, and similar items had expired at the end of 2017 and was only renewed at the end of 2019, but was made retroactive.