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Level 2
posted Jan 31, 2020 4:48:26 AM

Credit for electric vehicle

When is the form available for electric car  it says on TurboTax that form is not available yet

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Level 1
Feb 4, 2020 4:43:12 AM

Why is the electric vehicle credit not ready for TurboTax when it is available by the IRS? When will it be available to complete by taxes? I am due a refund. Why did Intuit TT not respond to the prior person's questions from days ago? Giving a link to the support line is not helpful, nor do I consider it to be adequate customer service. I have really liked this product and have used it for many years, so hopefully this is a glitch and will be resolved quickly (or I will need to select a different product and return this one).

Expert Alumni
Feb 4, 2020 11:31:13 AM

Form 8936, Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit is scheduled to be available 12/12/20.  

 

For further information please see the TurboTax website: IRS forms availability table for TurboTax individual (personal) tax products

Returning Member
Feb 9, 2020 10:58:15 AM

So you are saying that the form won't be available until mid December 2020?  Therefore, anyone that is getting an EV tax credit in 2019 cannot use Turbo Tax.  Am I missing something? 

Returning Member
Feb 9, 2020 11:00:13 AM

Also, your link to the Form availability page shows for 8834 as currently available and 8936 as 2/12/20.

 

Did you mean 2/12/20, not 12/12/20?

Employee Tax Expert
Feb 9, 2020 1:36:51 PM

Taxpayers are allowed a credit for the purchase of plug-in electric drive vehicles used for either business or personal purposes. The credit, which ranges between $2,500 and $7,500 for light-duty vehicles, varies depending on the weight of the vehicle and kilowatt hour of battery capacity. 

 

The credit phases out for each car manufacturer when they reach a total of 200,000 electric cars sold for use in the United States.

 

To determine if you are eligible, click on Deductions & Credits under the Federal menu. Under Cars and Other Things You Own, choose Start/Revisit next to Energy-Efficient Vehicles. Currently, this form is not available, as TurboTax is waiting for updates on the approved vehicles. This credit is reported on Form 8936, which is estimated to become available on February 12, 2020.

 

Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit

 

Forms Availability

Level 2
Feb 12, 2020 6:31:18 AM

OK, today is February 12th and Form 8936 is not showing on your web site as being available.  Many of us are waiting for an income tax refund due to the credit. What’s going on, here?

Level 1
Feb 12, 2020 6:41:35 AM

I’ve had my taxes done for almost a month but waiting for this form. I’ve been checking every 15 minutes today. When today?

Level 1
Feb 12, 2020 6:44:34 AM

8936 isn’t even on the availability link you listed. I need this form to finish my taxes. 

Expert Alumni
Feb 12, 2020 12:07:58 PM

Form 8936 will be available in this week's release of TurboTax.  The forms availability article will be updated when the release is made.

Level 2
Feb 18, 2020 9:12:11 AM

I am BEYOND frustrated.  I paid and efiled my taxes on here on 2/15 as the form was actually available and ready and now my taxes have been rejected as the form is not IRS certified.  I already paid turbotax - I could have filed through HR block .  This is utter crap.  I want a refund.

Level 2
Feb 18, 2020 11:17:38 AM

I'm in the exact same predicament. The IRS just rejected me because TurboTax miscalculated the vehicle tax credit, especially the Tesla models. Intuit does say they'll have a fix to form 8936 on 2/20/2020... but considering that form was delayed by almost 2 weeks in the first place... who knows if it'll actually be ready by then. I can't help but feel this is EXTREMELY sloppy and unprofessional work by Intuit, and I don't know if I can trust them to handle basic calculations for my taxes next year.

Level 2
Feb 18, 2020 11:25:54 AM

Looks like they rejected all tax filing for people who used TurboTax and were using form 8936 for their electric car. This is insane. After waiting this long. I paid 110 to TurboTax for this service and still taxes are not filed but rejected. Another friend of mine filed his taxes with his model x with no issues from another company. 

Expert Alumni
Feb 18, 2020 2:03:46 PM

We are aware of the issue and our team is in the processing of repairing it.  

 

This issue is projected to be fixed by 02/21/2020. You can sign up here to receive email notifications when updates related to this issue become available.

 

For more information, click here: Form 8936 calculations

Level 2
Feb 18, 2020 3:09:40 PM

now it says something was wrong with the calculation and all. Once fixed is that going to change the amount of federal and state refunds. 

Level 2
Feb 18, 2020 3:35:17 PM

Mine was correct already. So TT just stinks right now!

Expert Alumni
Feb 18, 2020 5:54:19 PM

This is still a known issue with Turbo Tax.  Please sign up in this link to receive a notification when this has been fixed.

New Member
Feb 19, 2020 6:15:05 PM

Has this issue been fixed?!!!!

Level 2
Feb 19, 2020 6:27:23 PM

Not yet. Last I heard it will be fixed on 21st. 

Level 2
Feb 19, 2020 7:58:50 PM

I am now beyond frustrated TT is calculating my credit incorrect. When is this form going to be fixed?

Level 2
Feb 19, 2020 8:01:54 PM

Seriously the day TT says the form will be ready changes EVERY day - how about you stick to a date the form is going to be ready and proactively call the customers who already paid for your product that are now screwed.  

Level 2
Feb 19, 2020 8:03:47 PM

The form isn't rocket science - everyone knows if they owe enough taxes to utilize the credit and know when they purchased the car and what % of the 7500 they get.  TT is just simply retarded!

Employee Tax Expert
Feb 19, 2020 8:37:39 PM

Form 8936 is available and ready for filing.

 

Taxpayers are allowed a credit for the purchase of plug-in electric drive vehicles used for either business or personal purposes. The credit, which ranges between $2,500 and $7,500 for light-duty vehicles, varies depending on the weight of the vehicle and kilowatt hour of battery capacity. 

 

The credit phases out for each car manufacturer when they reach a total of 200,000 electric cars sold for use in the United States.

 

To determine if you are eligible, click on Deductions & Credits under the Federal menu. Under Cars and Other Things You Own, choose Start/Revisit next to Energy-Efficient Vehicles. 

 

Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit

Level 2
Feb 19, 2020 8:48:07 PM

This is incorrect !  The form is still not updated.  And it is now calculating wrong 

Level 2
Feb 20, 2020 4:03:13 AM

Am I the only one that doesn’t see the credit any more for buying electric car. After the fix my refund lost almost 1400 bucks.