The residential energy-efficient property credit can be used for upgrades made to both primary and secondary residences.

Use Form 5695 to figure and take your nonbusiness energy property credit and residential energy efficient property credit.

The property must be original use property installed in the taxpayer’s main home in the United States.

The credit is worth 30% for upgrades made before December 31 st, 2019. The credit had expired at the end of 2017.

Use Form 5695 to figure and take your residential energy credits.

All tax credits on these products are eligible until December 31 st, 2021. Also use Form 5695 to take any residential energy efficient property credit carryforward from 2018 or to carry the unused portion of the credit to 2020. Who Can Take the Credits You may be able to take the credits if you made energy saving improvements to your home located in the United States in 2019. Most taxpayers will need to file their 2018 Form 5695 with an amended return (Form 1040-X) to claim the nonbusiness energy property credit for 2018. Also include this amount on Schedule 3 (Form 1040 or 1040-SR), line 5; or Form 1040-NR, line 50....... 15

Residential energy efficient property credit. See, for example, Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit (Part II)and Part II, Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit, later. The cost of the installation should be included when you file Form 5695. For this purpose, “lifetime” means the total credit for 2006 and 2007 and/or 2009-2017.

Enter the smaller of line 13 or line 14. The credit was previously claimed on Form 5695. •The nonbusiness energy property credit. The residential energy credits are: Information about Form 5695, Residential Energy Credits, including recent updates, related forms and instructions on how to file.