Seller or Dealer Requirements
Sellers of new clean vehicles and dealers of used clean vehicles must meet reporting requirements for those vehicles to be eligible for a credit under IRC 30D and 25E.
Who Qualifies
Sellers of vehicles that are eligible for a new clean vehicle credit under IRC 30D must furnish a report to the buyer at the time of sale and also to the IRS for those vehicles to be eligible for a credit under IRC 30D. This includes manufacturers who sell directly to customers.
ealers who sell vehicles eligible for a used (previously owned) vehicle credit under IRC 25E must furnish a report to the buyer at the time of sale and also to IRS for those vehicles to be eligible for a credit under IRC 25E. A dealer is a person licensed to sell motor vehicles by a state, the District of Columbia, an Indian tribal government, or any Alaska Native Corporation.
Electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) eligible for tax credits include:
Report Required Information
For a buyer to receive a tax credit, sellers and dealers must report clean vehicle credit information to the buyer at the time of sale and to the IRS.
Report 2024 and later information to the IRS
For eligible clean vehicles placed in service on or after January 1, 2024, you must submit all reports through IRS Energy Credits Online within 3 calendar days of the date of sale. You must also provide the buyer with a copy of the accepted seller report submitted to IRS Energy Credits Online within 3 calendar days of the date of submission.
As IRS Energy Credits Online provides real-time confirmation of a vehicle’s eligibility using VINs provided by manufacturers, we strongly recommend this submission occurs prior to finalizing a sale and when the buyer places the vehicle in service. However, you may submit the seller report to IRS Energy Credits Online within 3 calendar days of the time of sale.
Your first step in reporting is to register your business as a vehicle seller or dealer on IRS Energy Credits.
Report Information to Buyers
For vehicles placed in service in 2024 or later, providing buyers a copy of the seller report submitted to IRS Energy Credits Online and the confirmation that the IRS accepted the submission meets your reporting obligation.
For vehicles placed in service in 2023, you needed to provide the following information to buyers at the time of sale:
Each report must include a declaration of accuracy signed by a representative of your business with binding authority. The declaration must read: “Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this report submitted to the IRS pursuant to Revenue Procedure 2022-42 by [insert name of Seller], and to the best of my knowledge and belief I certify that this report is true, correct, and complete.”