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Last verified: 2026-05-30 · Data building
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Incentive snapshot
Section 30C Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (residential EV charger)
Sunsets June 30, 2026. For property placed in service Jan 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026: 30% of the cost of qualifying residential EV charging property, up to $1,000 per item (per charging port, fuel dispenser, or storage property), claimed on IRS Form 8911. Only homes located in a qualifying low-income community or non-urban census tract qualify. SUNSETS JUNE 30, 2026: Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21, signed July 4, 2025), the §30C credit 'will not be allowed for any property placed in service after June 30, 2026.' This is a cliff termination with no transition rate — installations placed in service on July 1, 2026 or later do not qualify, regardless of when payment or contracting occurred. For property placed in service Jan 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, the credit covers 30% of the cost of qualifying alternative fuel vehicle refueling property installed at a U.S. home used by the taxpayer as a main home, capped at $1,000 per item (the cap applies separately to each charging port, fuel dispenser, or storage property). Property must have original use beginning with the taxpayer. Census-tract eligibility is the load-bearing constraint: per IRS guidance, the property must be installed in a low-income community census tract or non-urban census tract — 2015 Census Tract boundaries apply to installations placed in service before Jan 1, 2025; 2020 Census Tract boundaries apply to installations placed in service on or after Jan 1, 2025. Many urban high-income census tracts do not qualify even though the homeowner installs an otherwise eligible charger. Homeowners claim the credit on Form 8911 attached to their federal tax return. Verify both the placed-in-service date and the census-tract eligibility of the install address with a qualified tax professional before relying on this credit.