forgot to claim it...

March 9, 2008 8:28 PM

question about the energy star tax credit and whether its ok to claim it this year if I didn't know about it last year

I bought 2 external doors in 2006 that qualify for this tax credit. But I didn't know that at the time, so i didn't claim this on my 2006 taxes. I found out about this this year. Can I claim this on my 2007 taxes or is that just too easy?

posted by alkupe to work & money (3 comments total)

You can probably re-state your 2006 tax return.
posted by winston at 8:31 PM on March 9

No, you can't. You would have to re-file your 2006 return.
posted by ikkyu2 at 8:38 PM on March 9

file an "amended" return with form 1040X, if it's worth the bother. A lot of the credits boil down to pretty small potatoes.
posted by mrhappy at 9:03 PM on March 9