Solar Panels

mjm77 · ‎April 14, 2023

We bought solar panels in November 2022 and signed a loan security agreement. Do we enter the full cost of panels on form 5695?

DawnC · ‎April 14, 2023

You don't take the credit until the year the solar project is placed in service, meaning when it is installed and generating electricity. If the system was installed and operational in 2022, you claim it on this tax return. If it is was not placed in service until 2023, you take the credit on next year's taxes.

Solar Credit

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Opus 17 · ‎April 14, 2023

@DawnC wrote:

You don't take the credit until the year the solar project is placed in service, meaning when it is installed and generating electricity. If the system was installed and operational in 2022, you claim it on this tax return. If it is was not placed in service until 2023, you take the credit on next year's taxes.

Solar Credit

Also, you claim the full price as of the date the solar panels are installed, and you only claim the credit one time, even if you are paying over several years.