Alternative Fuel Vehicle Tax Credit not working

[ApolloTaxer]

I am not able to claim the tax credit for the Vehicle Refueling Station.

I checked my other credits and i still have tax liability thats more than enough for the credit. When i increase the consideration for a similar credit to add that vehicle charger it works correctly and i see the expected refund. Is this still a bug where it thinks i don't have enough tax liability?

[AnnetteB6 · Accepted solution]

Probably not.  There is a very common reason that taxpayers are not eligible to claim the Form 8911.  It is related to the tentative minimum tax calculation rather than a problem with having enough tax liability.

Even though you may not be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax, it is calculated at the same time as the regular income tax.  The tentative minimum tax is compared to your regular income tax on Form 8911.  If the tentative minimum tax is greater than the regular tax, then the Form 8911 credit is disallowed.  

When you take a look at Form 8911 line 8, it is probably greater than line 7.  This would mean that the credit is disallowed due to the tentative minimum tax.  

Even though Form 8911 will not be included as part of your tax return because the credit is disallowed, you should be able to specify Form 8911 to be printed or previewed from the Print Center using TurboTax Online to take a look at the details.  

If you are using a CD/downloaded version of TurboTax, you can go to Forms in the upper right corner.  Then click on Form 8911-A in the panel on the left side of the screen.  Scroll to the bottom of the page and click QuickZoom to Form 8911 to see the lines described above.