In 2020 I had a big solar project that calculated via the famous 5695 form with a $12K federal Energy Credit being carried forward. I have not been able to use this credit to reduce my federal tax liability as it continues to say under the "Home Energy Credit Summary" screen as "we can't get you the energy credit for this year. However we can apply next year to reduce your tax bill dollar-for-dollar"
In 2022 my federal tax bill was $500 and this year 2023 $1400 (because I purposely reduced my payment to the Fed's with a lower extension payment. There is not documentation anywhere, nor any video that I have found to explains WTF is going on. Either the credits work or they don't. Has anyone successfully applied the Solar Energy Credit using this software or had a tax professional actually help?
