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It is worth pointing out that even if you use a service like ItsDeductible or any of its replacements, if you are unlucky enough to get audited, the IRS can ask that you prove that the "national" values from the service are actually reasonable for your specific items in your specific location.  Over the years there have been a couple discussions on this board from people who were audited and the IRS denied their ItsDeductible values because they didn't have local proof.   It would be a good idea to compare local prices with whatever service you use to make sure they are in alignment. 

You need values that are reasonable fair market value for those kinds of used items in the condition they are in (good/fair/poor) for your region.  You may be able to get value by looking in local thrift stores and see how they mark similar items.  For specialty items, you might look at eBay. 

@NCperson wrote: Had their product come to market today instead of 30 years ago, there would only be an Online version. No doubt about it, and that is applicable to tax preparation software for professional tax preparers as well as a whole host of other providers. Users are simply going to be forced to adjust.

You have to meet all 3 of the two year windows.   1. Two years since you last sold a home that for which you claimed the exclusion (731 days since closing date). 2. Lived in the current home as your main home more than 2 years (731 days). 3. Owned your current home more than 2 years (731 days).   Depending on when you closed and when you moved, the dates might not line up exactly.  For example, I closed on my current home June 7 of 20xx, closed on the sale of my previous home June 19, and started using the new house as my main home on June 25.  

@AmeliesUncle wrote: I agree that it may not be powering the house now, but it they easily 'trigger' it because a battery system will have a "transfer switch" to disconnect from the grid (so they can use the system during power outages).  Even when there is grid power (such as now), they can hit a manual transfer switch (including a manual way to activate an automatic switch) to disconnect from the grid and use the solar panels until the battery is drained.      Maybe if the transfer switch is manual, it might be allowed.  I had thought of that, but the problem is that if the homeowner is at work and the clouds come in, the a/c and fridge go out if there is no one at home to operate the manual transfer switch.  And I suspect that even if the transfer switch was manual, it will be locked and tagged out by the installer until the utility inspection.  An installation mistake could take down an entire neighborhood.   And this is largely irrelevant, since we are talking about "completion" instead of "in service" (for a residential system). 

@mikefalknernd    Contact Customer Support thru the following: How do I contact TurboTax?   Use the term "Billing Issue" when asked about what help you are seeking. Don't use the word "refund" anywhere until you get an actual person on the phone.

@dmertz wrote: "Your wife can't contribute using your payroll deductions under your employer sponsored plan."   I don't think that that is true.  If the employer deposits the payroll deduction to the wife's HSA, its treated as a the wife's contribution.  TurboTax allows one to specify if the amount reported with code W in box 12 of the W-2 is a contribution to the employee's HSA or a contribution to the HSA of the employee's spouse. I'm not sure how that would work with the fringe benefit rules in pub 15 and section 125.  An HSA contribution is a salary deferral.  The employee agrees to a salary reduction and the employer contributes that amount on the employee's behalf.  In other words, it is employer money going into the HSA, not employee money.  That's also why the contributions are excluded from social security and medicare tax -- the employee's salary is reduced.  I don't see how the employer can give free money to a spouse without it being considered either a payment to the spouse (subject to a 1099), or being an ineligible salary deferral, meaning it would be fully taxable to the employee.   In other words, if the employer puts money in the spouse's HSA, it does not count as pre-tax contributions for the employee.  It would be fully taxable to the employee, and the spouse would have to take the deduction on form 8889 just as if they had taken money from the spouse's paycheck after it was deposited in their bank account.     I could be wrong, but I can't see a legal way for the employee's deferred salary to be deposited to a spouse unless it was taxable income to the spouse.  

@bellasmom167 wrote: I don't understand.  The manufacturer's certification indicates certain of their shutters meet the energy performance standards as identified in the IECC and qualify as Eligible Building Envelope Components as insulating systems and thus qualify for the tax credit. If you have IECC certification and the items were installed before Dec 31, 2025, then they qualify for a credit of 30% of the product cost (not including installation) up to $1200.  

@NCperson wrote: @bellasmom167 The IRS sets the rules and have ruled differently.    Further, in 2025, components eligible for the tax credit must have  a Product Identification Number (PIN) or Qualified Manufacturer (QM) Code to be eligible for the tax credit.    did the manufacturer provide that to you?  Building envelope components do not requires a PIN or QM, that only applies to doors and windows. 

See the instructions on the Where's My Refund IRS webpage: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund   You can also check the status of your tax account by obtaining your Account Transcript: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript