@aliveli4950 wrote:
Phase out calculation is wrong. I purchased a Tesla in October 2019. The credit should be 25% of $7500= $1875 but Turbotax tells me it is $7500.
Turbotax please fix this ASAP so that we can file our taxes.
See this TurboTax support FAQ for the 8936 error - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/form-8936-qualified-plug-in-electric-drive-motor-vehicle-credit-is-not-calculating-correctly/01/1147839#M4113
To check the availability of Forms 8936 (Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit) and 8834 (Qualified Electric Vehicle Credit), please click the below link:
Following the link, the form isn't listed in either table (supported, availability nor unsupported). There are several questions concerning this form for PHEV / EV credit.
It first had an availability date of 2/5/20, then 2/12/20, now it's no longer listed on the website. What's going on with this form? Why is it not being made available?
The date when the form would be available for e-file from the IRS has been pushed back. (see: List of available IRS e-file forms.)
We will provide an update as soon as we are able to do so.
Thank you for the update!
Could you kindly update your TurboTax page to include this form. https://care-cdn.prodsupportsite.a.intuit.com/forms-availability/turbotax_fed_online_individual.html
Especially when that's where it redirects us from the Energy efficient page when using TurboTax.
It's very confusing when it randomly gets removed from the main page where TurboTax users are keeping track of it for weeks now. Many posts considered switching services just because of this confusion.
I appreciate the update. I notified the specialist on the call with me on your post as he was also having a difficult time gathering this information.
Yes, we are working on adding the form back to the page at that link now!
In the meantime, we are grateful to all of the wonderful members of the TurboTax Community who are helping us out today with the many questions relating to the form.
That's great to hear! Still on the call with the specialist as he was opening a case to do so as well.
Great to see you listening and participating in your community! Hope to see the form added back in.
Side-note: I saw a community tax expert mention 8936 and the Energy-efficient section as a whole is pending with the following forms:
Does that mean 8936 will not be available until the forms above are? Date 2/20 or TBD since 8911 is TBD on the IRS page?
Form 8936 will be available in this week's release of TurboTax. The forms availability article will be updated when the release is made.
Form 8834 will be in this week's release. I do not yet have an exact date/time.
I have this post on my watch list today and will return this afternoon to let you know what I have learned, or sooner if I get confirmation of a release date.
I apologize for the delays and all of the confusion about this form.
We know it's frustrating to wait and even more frustrating when we cannot provide exact dates and times. It is important that we provide an accurate, quality product for our customers and sometimes that takes a little longer than we'd like.
Form 8936 will be available in this week's release of TurboTax. The forms availability article will be updated when the release is made.
UPDATE, 4:10 PM Pacific, February 12, 2020.
Users of the Download/CD version of TurboTax please update your software Form 8936, 8606 and 4684 are now available for immediate use.
For TurboTax online users, updates typically happen in the overnight hours, please check tomorrow morning for updates.
Thank you so much for all of your input, suggestions, and patience.
We are listening to you, and we do appreciate you!
I just looked at the IRS webpage for fillable forms, for 8936, it says that the fillable version will be available on 02/14/2020. https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/list-of-available-free-file-fillable-forms#top
The page also says that the "form will only support one qualifying vehicle. If you are trying to claim more than one qualifying vehicle, you will not be able to use this form and e-file your return."
Good grief. Although I am unfortunate only to have bought one electric car, this doesn't apply to me, but why is IRS making it hard for others to do so?
The form is available to prepare in TurboTax now. If you are working in TurboTax online, and do not see it, please clear browser cookies and cache to ensure it is working with the most recent program release.
If you have any difficulty with it, please reply to this post and let us know what version of the program you are using so that we can look into it.
Phase out calculation is wrong. I purchased a Tesla in October 2019. The credit should be 25% of $7500= $1875 but Turbotax tells me it is $7500.
Turbotax please fix this ASAP so that we can file our taxes.
Form 8936 is scheduled to be available in this week’s TurboTax release
This link TurboTax Forms Availability has the TurboTax forms currently available. It will be updated as the forms become available, so please keep checking there for further releases.
@aliveli4950 wrote:
Phase out calculation is wrong. I purchased a Tesla in October 2019. The credit should be 25% of $7500= $1875 but Turbotax tells me it is $7500.
Turbotax please fix this ASAP so that we can file our taxes.
See this TurboTax support FAQ for the 8936 error - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/form-8936-qualified-plug-in-electric-drive-motor-vehicle-credit-is-not-calculating-correctly/01/1147839#M4113
This is my first time filling with form 8936 so based on what you wrote, if your rebate is $7500 we only can get 25% of $7500?
Form 8936 is scheduled to be available in this week’s TurboTax release
This link TurboTax Forms Availability has the TurboTax forms currently available. It will be updated as the forms become available, so please keep checking there for further releases.
Great to see this working! Thanks for getting this working.
Also, there's a text box you can enter your qualified credit per the IRS site if TurboTax calculates it wrong.
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/irc-30d-new-qualified-plug-in-electric-drive-motor-vehicle-credit
Hello, so this is where I’m confused because I have 2019 Toyota Prius and it states $4502 but when I actually try to file, the amount decreases to $2700 ish? Is this normal that we are supposed to get partial? Tia
Well if you use that text box your form will still be filled out incorrectly. See
So I would pause submitting your taxes until this issue is resolved, where the form is not being entered correctly.
I submitted mine thinking the text box they provided to enter the correct credit was sufficient, if TurboTax calculated it incorrectly. But seeing my submitted tax forms, form 8936 shows 4a as "3,750", 4b as "50%", and 4c as "3,750". See the attached screenshot below.
Obviously that's not correct, as 4a should show 7,500 so multiplying 4a and 4b should yield my credit of 3,750.
I'm on the call with TurboTax to see how I can rectify my form since the above is correct.