So, has anyone had a customer install a ITC eligible system on a second "residence" and claim the credit?
Jesse Sent from my iPhone On Jul 27, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Bob-O Schultze <bo...@electronconnection.com> wrote: > Here is IRS Form 5695. You can hand them a copy and they can make the > determination themselves. As Allan says, we ain't tax advisors. I see on the > dsireusa.org website that it says that the PV system does not have to be on > your primary home, but my reading of this form would seem to indicate > otherwise. It defines a home as: > Home. A home is where you lived in 2012 and can include a house, houseboat, > mobile home, cooperative apartment, condominium, and a manufactured home that > conforms to Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards. > It also defines a "Main" home: > Main home. Your main home is generally the home where you live most of the > time. A temporary absence due to special circumstances, such as illness, > education, business, military service, or vacation, will not change your main > home. > Now, perhaps an expert bean-counter can work his/her magic on that, but > methinks we'd be dumb asses to try it. > Bob-O > <f5695.pdf> > On Jul 27, 2013, at 12:45 PM, frenergy wrote: > > Alan, > > I have always defaulted to that advice also. Just last week, after I > had told a customer a 30% ITC is still available and told him to confirm that > with his tax advisor to be sure he could take full advantage of it (some > folks have to take the 30% over a couple years), he came back to me and told > me his tax person said it was no longer available! I was so glad he told me > this so I could straighten it out (and get the job of course). > > This issue did get rectified but it has made me think of providing a > copy of the pertinent page(s) from the IRS related to the ITC to future > potential customers, and give them the advice of speaking to their tax person. > > Bill > Feather River Solar Electric > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Allan Sindelar > To: RE-wrenches > Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 12:20 PM > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax credit question. > > "Consult your tax advisor"... > Jesse, any advice you give your customer other than the words above could get > you into trouble. We're solar installers, not tax advisors. I always pass the > buck on this kind of question. > Allan > > Allan Sindelar > al...@positiveenergysolar.com > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional > NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional > New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician > Founder and Chief Technology Officer > Positive Energy, Inc., a Certified B CorporationTM > 3209 Richards Lane > Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 > 505 424-1112 office 780-2738 cell > www.positiveenergysolar.com > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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