Tax Credits for Replacing Windows and Doors

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Published: January 09, 2013
By: Gil Rudawsky
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The Feds have left the window open through 2013 for an energy tax credit for installing doors, windows, and skylights.

Effort: Low 1 day (research)
Saves: Med $126-$465 (energy bills)
Investment: Med $500-$1,000 (per window)

If you installed new windows and doors in 2012 and haven’t already taken advantage of the energy tax credit program, you may be able to claim up to $500 in tax credits.

Tax credit limits and deadlines:

For doors, you can claim up to a $500 credit.

For windows and skylights, you can claim only up to a $200 credit. (That’s total — not per window.)

10% of expenditures, up to a lifetime $500, for all energy improvements combined.

Installation costs aren’t covered.

The relevant doors, windows, and skylights must have been installed by Dec. 31, 2013.

Save receipts and labels.

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 find out if you qualify for this tax credit:

Should you be thinking about window replacement?
Adding up the costs and savings
Do your replacements qualify for tax credit?

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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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