Tax Credits for Storm Windows and Storm Doors

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Published: January 09, 2013
By: Gil Rudawsky
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“Stormy Weather” needn’t be your theme song if you got storm windows and doors. The feds are offering an energy tax credit of up to $500 through 2013.

Effort: Med 2-3 days (research)
Saves: Med $126-$465 (energy bills)
Investment: Med $100-$300 (per storm window)

If you installed extra protection over your windows and doors in 2012, or will in 2013, you may be eligible for an energy tax credit.

Tax credits limits and deadlines:

Available only to those who didn’t take advantage of the 2009-2010 energy tax credit program.

For storm doors, up to a $500 credit.

For storm windows, up to a $200 credit.

Installation costs aren’t covered.

10% of expenditures, up to $500 for the year, for all energy improvements combined.

Must have been installed by Dec. 31, 2013.

Save receipts and each manufacturer’s certification statement, which is used to find qualifying products.

File IRS Form 5695.

The Energy Star site is your safest bet for information on how to get the credit and what’s covered.   Don’t rely solely on contractors who may not know the details or who promise their products will get the credit in order to make a sale.

Read on to learn more:

Storm windows: A value beyond tax breaks
Storm windows vs. replacement windows

Next: Storm windows: A value beyond tax breaks

Gil Rudawsky

has covered business and consumer issues for 18 years, most recently as a deputy editor at the Rocky Mountain News. He lives in a house built in the 1930s, and always keeps the home’s character in mind when making upgrades.

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Thank you for this very informative & useful information I guess it is true we learn something new every day!
Posted by Shari on January 26, 2012

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