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The bulk of Americans buying qualifying new electric vehicles are opting to receive an associated tax credit upfront from the car dealer instead of waiting until tax season, according to new Treasury Department data. About 90% of consumers who qualify for a "new clean vehicle" tax credit — worth up to $7,500 — have requested their tax break be issued as an advance payment, according to a Treasury Department official speaking on background. They allow dealers to give an upfront discount to qualifying buyers, delivered as a partial EV payment, down payment or cash payment to consumers. Not everyone will necessarily qualify for the full $7,500, depending on factors like the type of car that's purchased. Previously, all EV buyers had to wait until tax season the year following their purchase to claim tax credits related to that purchase, meaning they may wait several months or longer for their tax break.
Persons: Ingrid Malmgren, Biden, that's Organizations: Treasury Department, EV, IRS
Praetorianphoto | E+ | Getty ImagesThe $7,500 tax credit for new electric vehicles will be easier for many consumers to claim in 2024, but it may be more difficult for others. These opposing dynamics are due to federal policies taking effect at the same time. Under the new mechanism, consumers would essentially "transfer" their federal tax credit to the car dealer. watch nowFurther, consumers would be eligible for the tax break regardless of their tax burden, which isn't the case now. Why claiming a $7,500 EV tax credit may be tougherThere are some caveats
Persons: Ingrid Malmgren Organizations: Plug
Its proposed rules, issued Friday, would let car dealers offer the EV tax break to consumers at the point of sale — regardless of their federal tax liability — starting Jan. 1, 2024. If the Treasury proposal is codified, it would expand the pool of consumers — especially lower earners, who generally have smaller tax liabilities — eligible for the full value of the EV tax credit. Consumers will get that point-of-sale discount by transferring their tax credit — the new clean vehicle credit ($7,500) or the used clean vehicle credit ($4,000) — to a car dealer. For one, the Treasury proposal is subject to a 60-day public comment period and may change in its final version, though experts don't expect any substantial revisions. It's also important to note that car dealers won't analyze consumers' income to determine if they qualify for an EV credit, according to the Treasury proposal.
Persons: Jamie Wickett, Hogan, Ingrid Malmgren, Wickett, Buyers, It's Organizations: Maskot, U.S . Department of, Treasury, , Finance, Consumers, IRS, Dealers, IRS Energy Locations: Israel
They would pay about $84,000 total, versus $87,000 for the gas car, Woody said. Thirty-five percent of Americans say reducing their personal impact on climate change is a major reason they would buy an electric car — the No. Ingrid Malmgren policy director of Plug In AmericaSince they don't burn fossil fuels, fully electric cars don't emit planet-warming greenhouse gases from their tailpipes. "Electric vehicles are the key technology to decarbonize road transport," the International Energy Agency said. Such a vehicle costs consumers 45.3 cents per mile over a 15-year ownership period, beaten out only by hybrid electric vehicles, according to Argonne.
A $4,000 tax credit for used EVswatch nowThe Inflation Reduction Act also created a tax credit for consumers who buy used electric or fuel-cell vehicles. The tax break for used cars, which took effect this year, is worth $4,000 or 30% of the sale price, whichever is less. Those income limits are "much lower" than the one that applies to the $7,500 tax credit for new vehicles, said Katherine Breaks, a managing director in KPMG's tax credit and energy advisory services group. "If I don't have $4,000 of tax liability, what's the tax credit worth to me? A tax break for leased EVsAlternatively, consumers also appear poised to get a tax break worth up to $7,500 for leasing new electric passenger vehicles.
Why the new EVs credit may be harder to claim$4,000 credit for used EVs has fewer conditionsKrisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Inflation Reduction Act also created a tax credit for consumers who buy used electric or fuel-cell vehicles. The tax break for used cars, which took effect in 2023, is worth $4,000 or 30% of the sale price, whichever is less. watch nowThe used vehicle credit applies to a broad selection of cars, she said. Those income limits are "much lower" than the one that applies to the $7,500 tax credit for new vehicles, however, said Katherine Breaks, a managing director in KPMG's tax credit and energy advisory services group. "If I don't have $4,000 of tax liability, what's the tax credit worth to me?
The Inflation Reduction Act, a historic climate law President Biden signed in August, tweaked rules for an existing tax credit associated with the purchase of "clean" vehicles. The law, which extended the tax break through 2031, changed some requirements to get the full $7,500 value of the "clean vehicle credit." Some rules are on hold until the IRS issues guidanceSome of the tax credit rules took effect on Jan. 1. How the $7,500 clean vehicle tax credit worksWestend61 | Westend61 | Getty ImagesThe clean vehicle credit is a "nonrefundable" tax credit. The pending rules will tie the $7,500 credit amount to whether a new clean vehicle's battery meets a critical mineral and a battery component requirement.
"I think it's going to be a lot more straightforward and easy to take advantage of than the light-duty-vehicle tax credit," Ingrid Malmgren, policy director at Plug In America, said of the tax credit for commercial EVs. "It's really a great opportunity for business owners to reduce emissions in a cost-effective way." Business owners can get the tax credit for new vehicles purchased on or after Jan. 1, 2023. Because the financial benefit is structured as a tax credit, business owners must have a tax liability to benefit. A tax credit isn't available to single individuals with modified adjusted gross income of $150,000 and above.
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