Iowa Admin. Code r. 701—302.67(422) — Deduction for alternative motor vehicles

For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2006, but beginning before January 1, 2015, a taxpayer may subtract $2,000 for the cost of a clean fuel motor vehicle if the taxpayer was eligible to claim for federal tax purposes the alternative motor vehicle credit under Section 30B of the Internal Revenue Code for this motor vehicle. The vehicles eligible for this deduction include new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles, new advanced lean burn technology motor vehicles, new qualified hybrid motor vehicles, qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and new qualified alternative fuel vehicles. The advanced lean burn technology, qualified hybrid and qualified alternative fuel vehicles must be placed in service before January 1, 2011, to qualify for the deduction. The qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles must be placed in service before January 1, 2012, to qualify for the deduction. The qualified fuel cell motor vehicles must be placed in service before January 1, 2015, to qualify for the deduction. A taxpayer must claim a credit on the taxpayer’s federal income tax return on federal Form 8910 to claim the deduction on the Iowa return.