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Clean Vehicle Tax Credit mistake - filed wrong, need amendment help

I accidentally claimed the clean vehicle tax credit thinking it was for a car with a clean title. Just found out it's actually for electric vehicles. Now I need to wait to amend my return. Anyone else make this mistake or know when I can submit the amendment?

Ethan Wilson

Tax professional here. The Clean Vehicle Credit (IRC 30D) is specifically for electric and certain plug-in hybrid vehicles. You'll need to wait until your original return is fully processed before submitting Form 1040-X to amend. Watch your transcript for TC150 code which means your return is processed.

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Aisha Abdullah

how long does processing usually take? getting nervous about this tbh

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Ethan Wilson

Currently seeing 4-6 weeks for basic returns, but could be longer if you have other credits claimed

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Yuki Tanaka

Just uploaded my transcript to taxr.ai and it helped me figure out exactly when I can file my amendment. The AI analyzed everything and gave me step-by-step instructions. Worth the $4.99 vs trying to decode all these codes myself. Here's the link: https://taxr.ai

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Carmen Diaz

Is it legit? Kinda scared to upload my tax docs to random sites 🤔

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Yuki Tanaka

totally get the concern! its super secure tho, they use bank-level encryption. saves hours of googling random tax codes

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Carmen Diaz

just tried it - wow this thing is amazing! it caught stuff I didnt even know to look for 💯

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Andre Laurent

bruh i did the exact same thing last year lmaooo 🤡 these tax credits are confusing af

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AstroAce

Your not alone! I thought it was for hybrid cars and messed up too. The IRS really needs to make these things clearer smh

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Zoe Kyriakidou

fr fr the instructions might as well be written in ancient greek 🤮

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Jamal Brown

Quick tip: make sure you keep all your documentation about the mistake and when you discovered it. IRS can be sticky about timing of amendments.

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Aisha Abdullah

thanks for the heads up! definitely saving everything

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Mei Zhang

Anyone else notice how many ppl are making this mistake? Like its becoming a whole thing now

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Liam McConnell

its these clickbait tax prep websites making everyone think they qualify for everything 😤

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Amara Oluwaseyi

in the same boat. tax season is wild this year

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