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The tax credit helps offset the cost of residential solar power systems with a 30% credit until the end of 2025. Find out if you can still apply.
• The federal residential solar energy credit is a tax credit that can be claimed on federal income taxes for a percentage of the cost of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system.2 (Other types of
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What is the federal solar tax credit? • The federal residential solar energy credit is a tax credit that can be claimed on federal income taxes for a percentage of the cost of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system.2 (Other types of renewable energy are also eligible for similar credits but are beyond the scope of this guidance.)
However, you may be surprised to learn that there is no maximum dollar amount that can be claimed as a tax credit for your solar installation! As long as you owe enough in federal taxes for the credit to cover, you can claim up to the full 30%, regardless of how large your solar power installation is. What does the federal solar tax credit cover?
The solar tax credit is nonrefundable, which means it cannot result in a refund if the individual's tax credit exceeds their liability. Instead, the leftover amount can be carried over to the following year. For example, if you owe $1,500 in taxes and your tax credit totals $2,000, then the amount you owe is subtracted from the tax credit.
In order to qualify for the solar panel tax credit, you must own your home (not lease or rent) and you must pay enough taxes to the federal government (tax liability) that the Residential Clean Energy Credit can offset your tax payment.
If you lease your solar panels, you do not qualify for the Residential Clean Energy Credit directly. Because the solar company owns the panels, they will typically receive the solar tax credit, and the homeowner won’t qualify for the tax incentives.
These third-party-owned systems can still claim tax credits for systems that begin construction before July 2026 or are placed in service before 2028, but those tax credits will be available for the company that owns the system, not to the homeowner leasing the panels.
