why did turbotax not give me the max $2000 tax credit for heat pump

[meadow-paul]

We spent $19,000 for the heat pump

Our tax liability in > $11,000

TurboTax Home and Business 2024 is only giving $1748

30% * 19,000  = $5700 - well north of the $2000 cap

[DawnC]

Look at Form 5695 to see how the credit was calculated.   Your credit amount is on Line 29e and Line 31 will show any tax liability limitations.   What does your Form 5695 show for those 2 lines?  

You may want to delete that form and re-enter the credit information again.  

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[meadow-paul]

Oh - I see.  Line 29e is $2000, but line 31 is $1748.  I guess that's because the balance of our tax liability is self-employment tax for my wife?

Thanks,

Paul

[AmyC · Accepted solution]

Your tax liability minus credits. You don't get credit against the SE tax. The SE tax is form 1040 line 21. 

Form 5695 Line 31 has a worksheet on page 7  of Instructions for Form 5695. It begins with your tax from 1040 line 18. You can see child care, education, foreign tax credit, retirement and more comes into play.