When filing my taxes, turbotax told me it couldn't currently add the tax credit for my electric vehicle. When can I do it? Will it retroactively change my return?

[DoninGA]

You will have to amend 2019 tax return that was filed to add the credit.

An amended tax return, Form 1040X, can only be printed, signed, dated and mailed by you to the IRS, it cannot be e-filed. The IRS will take up to 4 months to process the amended tax return. Wait until you have received the tax refund or the taxes owed have been paid and processed by the IRS before amending the tax return.

To access your online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show. Click on the Year and Click on Amend (change) return

See this TurvrboTax support FAQ for amending a 2019 tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-do-i-amend-a-2019-return-in-turbotax/01/123845...

[grimguardianlp]

Well, TurboTax says it can file it online. I tried to go in and turbotax is telling me I need turbotax deluxe to do it. And that apparently costs $60 and I don't even know what I'm going to get from adding my electric vehicle tax credit so...I can't afford that.

[DoninGA]

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@grimguardianlp wrote:

Well, TurboTax says it can file it online. I tried to go in and turbotax is telling me I need turbotax deluxe to do it. And that apparently costs $60 and I don't even know what I'm going to get from adding my electric vehicle tax credit so...I can't afford that.

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Where do you seen that the Form 8936, Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit can be filed online after the 2019 tax return has been filed and accepted by the IRS?

To add anything to the 2019 tax return that was filed, the return has to be amended using Form 1040X.  The Form 1040X can only be printed, signed, dated and mailed by you to the IRS, it cannot be e-filed by IRS rules.

Is the vehicle you purchased new in 2019 on this list of vehicles eligible for the Energy Efficient Vehicle tax credit? - https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml