Solar tax credit

[cardinaldave]

I had solar panels installed in 2021 and on the form 5695 when I put in the cost of the panels it is asking me under Part1 line E amounts you paid for qualified fuel cell property and no matter what I enter it says it's wrong as well as line F can someone please tell me how to resolve this issue.

[AnnetteB6]

Please help to clarify the issue and share exactly what message you are seeing that tells you something you have entered is wrong.  Does it come up on the screen where you enter the data or during the review/error check process?

[cardinaldave]

Thank you for your response and this is what it is specifically asks for after I enter the amount we spent on our solar panels it asks me to fill in line E and F of part 1 which is amounts you paid for fuel cell property and then on line F it asks kilowatt capacity of property on line E

[DMarkM1 · Accepted solution]

Leave those lines blank.  Be sure you delete/backspace so that the boxes are blank.  Those lines are only if your property uses a fuel cell stack to convert fuel into electricity.

You should only have an amount in line 1/box A for "Solar Electric Property" in the forms view for form 5695.  

[cardinaldave]

Thank You very much and have a great day.

[SLYKTAX]

I just installed 1920 W of off-grid solar system on my  property.   The solar panels wasn't sit on my house's roof but on an extended structure which I built for that purpose  from my garage.   The solar hardware and battery cost about $4,500 and the materials for the supporting structure costs about $1,000. I didn't apply any permit since it is off-grid. Can I claimed Solar Energy Tax Credit for my 2022 Tax for the structure and system cots?