Yes, the Solar Energy Credit for 2017 includes installation costs like structures to support the panels. Note that the credit is capped at 30% of the cost (with no upper limit).
This
credit is limited to your income tax liability, so if you don't owe any income
taxes because your exemptions, standard or itemized deductions plus some other
credits take your income tax liability to zero, you won't get a benefit from
this credit. On a positive note,
however, the solar panel credit carries forward and can be used to offset
income tax liability in future years.
For more info, see:
I am installing a barn, with solar panels on it's roof, to provide electricity to our primary residence. Does the cost to build the barn (it serves as supporting structure for the solar panels) count towards the 30% tax credit?
We are installing a solar pavillion with solar panels on it's roof to provide electricity to our primary residence. Does the cost of the solar pavilion (it serves as supporting structure for the solar panels) count towards the 30% tax credit? Does the solar pavilion and the solar panels have to be permitted together as a "solar system" to qualify for the rebate or can they be built/permitted separately?
Yes, the Solar Energy Credit for 2017 includes installation costs like structures to support the panels. Note that the credit is capped at 30% of the cost (with no upper limit).
This
credit is limited to your income tax liability, so if you don't owe any income
taxes because your exemptions, standard or itemized deductions plus some other
credits take your income tax liability to zero, you won't get a benefit from
this credit. On a positive note,
however, the solar panel credit carries forward and can be used to offset
income tax liability in future years.
For more info, see: