8936 Qualified Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit

Form

8936

Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

(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.
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Name(s) shown on return

OMB No. 1545-2137

2019

Attachment
Sequence No. 125
Identifying number

Note:
• Use this form to claim the credit for certain plug-in electric vehicles.
• Claim the credit for certain alternative motor vehicles on Form 8910.

Part I

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

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(a) Vehicle 1

(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

Credit for Business/Investment Use Part of Vehicle

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Business/investment use percentage (see instructions)

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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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Subtract line 7 from line 6

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Multiply line 8 by 10% (0.10)

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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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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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.
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Part III

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(a) Vehicle 1
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(b) Vehicle 2

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 . . . . . . . . . .

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Multiply line 15 by 10% (0.10) .

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17

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

17

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 or Form 1040-SR, line 12b, or Form 1040-NR, line 45

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Personal credits from Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR (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 or 1040-SR), line 6 (or Form 1040-NR, 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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