Resolved:Unable to Enter "Energy Efficient Vehicle" Purchased after 2010
Updated: 3/07/2013
Article ID: SLN68993
When entering a "Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle" placed in service after 2010.
Error check was flagging the date placed in service as being before 2010, even when the vehicle qualifies for the credit if placed in service in 2012.
Solution:
This issue has been resolved in a TurboTax update that was released on 3/7/2013. For assistance with updating TurboTax please refer to the How to Update TurboTax support article.
After updating the product, the vehicle will need to be deleted and re-entered to remove error.
Please use these steps to delete previously entered vehicle(s).
- Select the “Federal Taxes” tab
- Select “Deductions & Credits” tab underneath the Federal Taxes tab
- Select “Explore On My Own” link
- Scroll down to “Cars and Other Things You Own” area of interview
- Select “Update” for Energy-Efficient Vehicles
- On “Energy-Efficient Vehicle Summary” screen
- Select “Delete” for vehicle(s) previously entered
- Re-enter the vehicle
- The error will now be cleared