Form 8936 Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit

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Form

8936

Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Name(s) shown on return

OMB No. 1545-2137

2018

(Including Qualified Two-Wheeled Plug-in Electric Vehicles)
▶ Attach to your tax return.
▶ Go to www.irs.gov/Form8936 for instructions and the latest information.

Attachment
Sequence No. 125

Identifying number

Note:
• Use this form to claim the credit for certain plug-in electric vehicles (including qualified two-wheeled plug-in electric vehicles
acquired in 2017 but not placed in service until 2018). See instructions.
• Claim the credit for certain alternative motor vehicles on Form 8910.

Part I

DRAFT AS OF
October 3, 2018
DO NOT FILE
Tentative Credit

Use a separate column for each vehicle. If you need more columns,
use additional Forms 8936 and include the totals on lines 12 and 19.
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Year, make, and model of vehicle .

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Vehicle identification number (see instructions)

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Enter date vehicle was placed in service (MM/DD/YYYY)

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If the vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle, enter the cost of
the vehicle. If the vehicle has at least four wheels, see
instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Phaseout percentage (see instructions) .

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Tentative credit. Multiply line 4a by line 4b .

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(b) Vehicle 2

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Next: If you did NOT use your vehicle for business or investment purposes and did not have a credit from a partnership or
S corporation, skip Part II and go to Part III. All others, go to Part II.

Part II
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Credit for Business/Investment Use Part of Vehicle

Business/investment use percentage (see instructions)
Multiply line 4c by line 5. If the vehicle has at least four
wheels, leave lines 7 through 10 blank and go to line 11

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Section 179 expense deduction (see instructions) .

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Maximum credit per vehicle .

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For vehicles with four or more wheels, enter the amount
from line 6. If the vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle, enter
the smaller of line 9 or line 10 . . . . . . . .
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Add columns (a) and (b) on line 11
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Qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit from partnerships and S
corporations (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Business/investment use part of credit. Add lines 12 and 13. Partnerships and S
corporations, stop here and report this amount on Schedule K. All others, report this
amount on Form 3800, Part III, line 1y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Note: Complete Part III to figure any credit for the personal use part of the vehicle.
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions.

Cat. No. 37751E

Form

8936 (2018)

Form 8936 (2018)

Part III

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(a) Vehicle 1
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If you skipped Part II, enter the amount from line 4c. If
you completed Part II, subtract line 6 from line 4c. If the
vehicle has at least four wheels, leave lines 16 and 17
blank and go to line 18 . . . . . . . . . .
Multiply line 15 by 10% (0.10) . . . . . . . .

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Maximum credit per vehicle. If you skipped
Part II, enter $2,500. If you completed Part II,
subtract line 11 from line 10 . . . . . . . . .

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For vehicles with four or more wheels, enter the
amount from line 15. If the vehicle is a two-wheeled
vehicle, enter the smaller of line 16 or line 17 . . .

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Add columns (a) and (b) on line 18 .

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Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 11, or Form 1040NR, line 45

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Personal credits from Form 1040 or 1040NR (see instructions)

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Subtract line 21 from line 20

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Personal use part of credit. Enter the smaller of line 19 or line 22 here and on
Schedule 3 (Form 1040), line 54 (or Form 1040NR, line 51). Check box c on that line
and enter “8936” in the space next to that box. If line 22 is smaller than line 19, see
instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Credit for Personal Use Part of Vehicle
(b) Vehicle 2

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