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We had solar panels installed. We signed the contract in Nov 2018 but the installation was not started Jan 2019. Can we claim the solar tax credit for 2018 or 2019?

 
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We had solar panels installed. We signed the contract in Nov 2018 but the installation was not started Jan 2019. Can we claim the solar tax credit for 2018 or 2019?

You would not claim the credit until your file your 2019 taxes since installation was not complete until 2019. 

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i5695.pdf

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We had solar panels installed. We signed the contract in Nov 2018 but the installation was not started Jan 2019. Can we claim the solar tax credit for 2018 or 2019?

You would not claim the credit until your file your 2019 taxes since installation was not complete until 2019. 

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i5695.pdf

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