Solar Energy Credit

[FEK88]

Why does Turbotax only allow the solar energy credit on your MAIN house, when the IRS instructions don't require that?

Energy-Saving Home Improvements screen (lists Solar electric costs) - YES

First, We Need to Know a Little About Your Living Arrangements

Yes, we lived together in the same home.

Energy-Saving Improvement for your Home

Yes, our home is in the U.S.

No, the improvements weren't made to our main home.

Do you Have a 2022 Home Energy Credit to Carryforward?

No, I did not.

Your Home Energy Credit Summary

Based on what you've entered so far, we can't get you the home energy credit for 2023 and you have no credit to carry forward to 2024.

Your Home Energy Credit - $0

Cash in Pocket - That's a good thing.

What gives?

If I backup and change the answer to "Yes, the improvements were made to our main home"?

THEN, it will allow me to claim the Solar Energy Credit.

FWIW - this CHANGED when I got a Turbotax update today. It worked fine last week.

[FEK88]

The information on Form 5695 is correct - part 1 doesn't have to be your main home, but part 2 does have to be your main home.  However, the dialogue process is applying the rules for part 2 to both part 1 and part 2.