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Should the energy saving improvements ( insulating material ) get figured into the tax break? It won'tadd this into the deductions.

$12,000 in insulation , solar attic fans and air purifier but no tax credit available for this?
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Should the energy saving improvements ( insulating material ) get figured into the tax break? It won'tadd this into the deductions.

To enter Home Energy Credits -

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
Click on Deductions and Credit
Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
Under Your Home
On Home Energy Credits, click the start or update button

 

Or enter energy improvements in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to energy improvements

 

You will need to go through the screens in this section until you land on the screen for entering the cost of the insulation and attic fans.  An air purifier is not eligible for a tax credit.

 

The credit limit for each property is as follows.
• $1,200 for insulation or air sealing material system.
• $250 for one exterior door and $500 for all exterior doors.
• $600 for windows.
• $600 for central air conditioners.
• $600 for natural gas, propane, or oil water heaters.
• $600 for natural gas, propane, or oil furnace or hot water boilers.
• $600 for improvements or replacements of panelboards,
subpanelboards, branch circuits, or feeders.
• $150 for home energy audits.
• $2,000 for heat pumps and heat pump water heaters; biomass
stoves and biomass boilers.

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