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Answered: April 22, 2022 2:24 am

I bought an electric car. Can I take a tax credit?

Whether you can take a tax credit for a plug-in electric vehicle (EV) depends on the manufacturer. The tax law set a 200,000 sales limit on manufacturers for these vehicles and Tesla and GM have already passed this limit; no credit for the purchase of a Tesla or GM EV is currently allowed. For other plug-in electric vehicles, the amount of the credit varies with the model. The IRS has a list of qualifying vehicles.

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Capital gain distribution

A mutual-fund distribution allocated to gains realized on the sale of fund portfolio assets. You report the distribution as long-term capital gain even if you held the fund shares short term.

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