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EV TAX CREDIT: I am married filing separately so that my wife qualified for the EV tax credit, how can I get TurboTax to accept the qualifying income and vehicle?

trevorogers — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:44:44 GMT

Re: EV TAX CREDIT: I am married filing separately so that my wife qualified for the EV tax credit...

JohnB5677 — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:41:39 GMT

You can file Married Filing Separate and still get the EV tax credit.

Your Spouses AGI is limited to $150,000

You would then enter the credit on her return:

Deductions & Credits
Click on Work on other breaks
Scroll to Energy-Efficient Vehicles [Start] or [Revisit]
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Re: EV TAX CREDIT: I am married filing separately so that my wife qualified for the EV tax credit...

trevorogers — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:48:21 GMT

I thought that was the case, but when I go to deductions and enter the info, it says zero credit. When filing separately, is there a way to get to my wife’s deduction section?

Re: EV TAX CREDIT: I am married filing separately so that my wife qualified for the EV tax credit...

AnnetteB6 — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:01:34 GMT

If you are using the Married Filing Separately filing status that means that both you and your wife will be filing completely separate tax returns.

You would need to be working on her tax return in order to see any credits or deductions that have been entered. You cannot see that information while working on your return.

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Re: EV TAX CREDIT: I am married filing separately so that my wife qualified for the EV tax credit...

trevorogers — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:18:40 GMT

Oh geez, that makes sense. For some reason I thought I could do it on one account. I’ll have to make her an account and go through it, that makes sense.