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IreneS
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Are led lightbulbs energy saving home improvements?

Unfortunately, no.

There are credits for two types of energy property that you can place into service:

Nonbusiness Energy Property - If you placed property into service like doors, windows, insulation, water heaters, etc.. 

  • The maximum credit for this type of property is $500, no matter how much you spend. It is calculated as 10% of the amount paid for the property, limited to $500.
  • The amount of credit allowed is limited to the amount of your tax liability. Also, this is a non-refundable credit and it is not carried forward to future years.


Residential Energy Efficient Property - If you placed items into service like qualified solar electric property, solar water heaters, small wind energy property, geothermal heat pump property, and fuel cell property.

  • The credit is 30% of your costs.  Include any labor costs associated with onsite preparation, assembly, or original installation of the residential energy efficient property and for piping or wiring to interconnect the property to the home. The credit amount for costs paid for qualified fuel cell property is limited to $500 for each one-half kilowatt of capacity of the property.
  • The amount of your credit allowed is limited to the amount of your remaining tax liability after any current year residential energy property (doors, windows, etc.). If the remaining tax liability is less than your credit amount, any amount not used to bring your tax liability down to zero, will be carried forward to the next year.


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Are led lightbulbs energy saving home improvements?

Only for your personal budget

.......not as deductions or credits for your tax returns.

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
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