File this form with your local property assessor.
Ny state solar tax credit form.
You must each file form it 255 showing the computation of the total credit and submit the statement described.
You each pay one half of the cost of the solar energy system equipment.
It applies to you even if you went solar with a lease or.
Thanks to rebates solar tax credits and exemptions new yorkers could earn back up to 40 on the up.
The system must also be installed and used at your principal residence in new york state.
Form rp 487 from new york state department of taxation and finance.
New york is a top 10 solar state 1 and for good reason.
You must claim one half of the total credit on your new york state return and your father would claim the other half of the credit on his new york state return.
Schedule a computation of solar energy system equipment credit a date equipment placed in service mmddyyyy b qualified expenditures see instructions c.
Claim for solar energy system equipment credit tax law section 606 g 1 name s as shown on return your social security number it 255 submit this form with form it 201 or form it 203.
The great advantages of the solar equipment tax credit are twofold.
Learn how you can benefit from new york s solar incentives rebates tax credits today.
The solar energy system equipment credit is not refundable.
The new york solar tax credit can reduce your state tax payments by up to 5 000 or 25 off your total solar energy expenses whichever is lower.
First you don t have to purchase your system to claim the credit i e.
How much is the credit.