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Tax Credits Available For New Furnace Buyers

Tax Credits Available For New Furnace Buyers

Tax Credits Available For New Furnace Buyers Not letting hot air get lost up the chimney has its rewards. Many homeowners who are replacing their furnaces are choosing high-efficiency models to help combat rising heating costs. High-efficiency furnaces, however, can be more expensive in the short term than their standard-efficiency counterparts. To make the purchase of this and other high-efficiency appliances easier on the average household, Congress passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which provides tax credits for the purchase of high-efficiency furnaces. The new Energy Policy Act (EPACT) makes provisions for tax credits for qualified homeowners who install...

Finding Energy Tax Credits For Homeowners

Finding Energy Tax Credits For Homeowners

Finding Energy Tax Credits For Homeowners Homeowners who purchase high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment may benefit from legislation recently signed into law. Last August, President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The act includes the home- energy efficiency tax credit, which offers homeowners as much as 0 in tax credits with the purchase of qualified high-efficiency heating, cooling and water-heating equipment. The legislation defines the type of equipment and the amount of the credit in this way: • High-efficiency gas, oil and propane furnaces and boilers: 0 • High-efficiency central air- conditioning units, including air-source and ground-source heat...