Form 8908 - Energy Efficient Home Credit

2018

Instructions for Form 8908

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Energy Efficient Home Credit
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code
unless otherwise noted.

their 2018 tax year. All other taxpayers report this credit
directly on line 1p in Part III of Form 3800, General
Business Credit.

General Instructions

Specific Instructions

Future Developments

For the latest information about developments related to
Form 8908 and its instructions, such as legislation
enacted after they were published, go to IRS.gov/
Form8908.

What’s New

The energy efficient home credit expired for qualified new
energy efficient homes sold or leased after 2017.
At the time these instructions went to print,
Congress had not enacted legislation on expired
CAUTION provisions. To find out if this legislation has been
enacted, go to IRS.gov/Extenders.

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Purpose of Form

Partnerships and S corporations use the 2018 Form 8908
to report any energy efficient home credit they receive
from a fiscal year partnership whose tax year began in
2017 (when the credit was still available) and ends during

Lines 1a, 1b, 2a, and 2b

These lines are now shown as “Reserved for future use” in
case Congress extends the credit for 2018. When any
form, worksheet, or instruction refers to these lines, treat
the amounts on these lines as zero.

Line 3

Enter total energy efficient home credits from:
• Schedule K-1 (Form 1065), Partner’s Share of Income,
Deductions, Credits, etc., box 15 (code P); and
• Schedule K-1 (Form 1120S), Shareholder’s Share of
Income, Deductions, Credits, etc., box 13 (code P).
Partnerships and S corporations report the above
credits on line 3. All other taxpayers:
• Report the above credits directly on Form 3800, Part III,
line 1p; and
• Don’t file Form 8908.

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The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated burden
for individual and business taxpayers filing this form is approved under OMB control number 1545-0074 and 1545-0123
and is included in the estimates shown in the instructions for their individual and business income tax return. The
estimated burden for all other taxpayers who file this form is shown below.
Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Learning about the law or the form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 hr., 9 min.
12 min.
14 min.

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler,
we would be happy to hear from you. See the instructions for the tax return with which this form is filed.

Jan 15, 2019

Cat. No. 66390D