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  1. Highbeam Minister of Fire

    You would think the professionals would be hip to this. I even tipped her off but I think she only applied the state sales tax I paid.

    If anybody wants the "proof" in a quick link from the IRS....

    http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f5695.pdf

    It's line 24a and can include installation labor and site upgrades. Get your 300$!
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  2. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    22,164 posts
    Northern Virginia
    Been there done that. Saved enough to buy a tee shirt.
  3. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,257 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    Not all that big a deal to file an amended return (1040X).
  4. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,433 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Hope she does better with the mini-split. Remember, no WA state sales tax on that.
  5. nate379 Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 21, 2010
    4,055 posts
    Palmer, Alaska
    $300?

    More like 30%. For me that was almost $4000. Line 1 on that form, though it looks different in Turdbo Tax.
  6. ArsenalDon Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 16, 2012
    612 posts
    Meadow Valley, CA
    I used to prepare taxes for 21 years before I quite for my coaching gig...but honestly if you are not from the country where she does a lot of these not hard to miss...however the fact that you told her and she still screwed up??? find a new tax person!
  7. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,433 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    $300 is the cap for stoves now I think.
  8. ArsenalDon Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 16, 2012
    612 posts
    Meadow Valley, CA
    yup and 500 lifetime energy credit
  9. ailanthus Member

    joined: Feb 17, 2012
    200 posts
    Shen Valley, VA
    My tax guy claimed the woodstove tax credit with my prompting. Unfortunately, the IRS wasn't accepting that particular form for over a month after the taxes were otherwise done - should be able to file it soon, though & get my refund. I had no idea that there was such an intricate schedule of what forms can be filed when - always changing, too. My accountant said it's real difficult to keep up with.
  10. DanCorcoran Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 5, 2010
    1,789 posts
    Richmond, VA
    I don't think the IRS is the problem. Congress keeps re-writing the tax code at the last minute and the IRS is supposed to rewrite all its software, re-train its staff, and publish new instructions, without any lead time.

    It's like being in the printing business...the client wants to make changes up until the day before the stuff is supposed to be mailed, without allowing any time for printing, folding, binding, and stuffing envelopes. Sheeeesh!

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