07-28-2008, 03:17 PM
StillHope~
My understanding is that for the Federal credit anyone can get that as long as they have an income and pay enough taxes to equal more than the credit (it's a *credit* not a *rebate*).
As for the Hawaii tax credit, you need to have an income in Hawaii to apply for an income tax credit - right? At least that was the case 2 years ago. Our income came from Idaho at the time (yes, *another* ex-Idahoan in your midst!) so we couldn't get the tax credit for Hawaii. It sounds like you can live elsewhere now ("non-resident"), but still need to have at least some income from Hawaii to report ("taxpayer")...
I could be wrong, I'm not a CPA, and the tax code can change. :-)
By the way, we did use an approved installer.
aloha, Liz
"The best things in life aren't things."
My understanding is that for the Federal credit anyone can get that as long as they have an income and pay enough taxes to equal more than the credit (it's a *credit* not a *rebate*).
As for the Hawaii tax credit, you need to have an income in Hawaii to apply for an income tax credit - right? At least that was the case 2 years ago. Our income came from Idaho at the time (yes, *another* ex-Idahoan in your midst!) so we couldn't get the tax credit for Hawaii. It sounds like you can live elsewhere now ("non-resident"), but still need to have at least some income from Hawaii to report ("taxpayer")...
I could be wrong, I'm not a CPA, and the tax code can change. :-)
By the way, we did use an approved installer.
aloha, Liz
"The best things in life aren't things."