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Allowance of credit

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In the case of a qualified buyer who during a taxable year places in service a previously-owned clean vehicle, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the lesser of—

(1) $4,000, or

(2)

(1)∀ 1#

$4,000, or

(2)∀ 1#

the amount equal to 30 percent of the sale price with respect to such vehicle.

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previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap26 USC § 25E (a) (1) · parameter

26 USC 25E(a)(1)

name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap
kind: parameter
dtype: Money
unit: USD
source: 26 USC 25E(a)(1)
metadata:
  proof:
    atoms:
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: amount
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: $4,000
versions:
  - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
    formula: '4000'

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previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate26 USC § 25E (a) (2) · parameter

26 USC 25E(a)(2)

name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate
kind: parameter
dtype: Rate
source: 26 USC 25E(a)(2)
metadata:
  proof:
    atoms:
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: parameter
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: 30 percent of the sale price
versions:
  - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
    formula: '0.30'

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tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit26 USC § 25E (a) · derived

26 USC 25E(a)

name: tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
kind: derived
entity: TaxUnit
dtype: Money
period: Year
unit: USD
source: 26 USC 25E(a)
metadata:
  proof:
    atoms:
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: formula
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: lesser of— (1) $4,000, or (2) ... 30 percent of the sale price
versions:
  - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
    formula: |-
      min(
          previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap,
          previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate * max(0, sale_price_with_respect_to_vehicle)
      )

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previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_allowed_before_magi_limitation26 USC § 25E (a) · derived

26 USC 25E(a), 26 USC 25E(d), 26 USC 25E(g)

name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_allowed_before_magi_limitation
kind: derived
entity: TaxUnit
dtype: Money
period: Year
unit: USD
source: 26 USC 25E(a), 26 USC 25E(d), 26 USC 25E(g)
metadata:
  proof:
    atoms:
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: formula
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: >-
            qualified buyer who during a taxable year places in service a
            previously-owned clean vehicle
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: condition
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: unless the taxpayer includes the vehicle identification number
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: exception
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: >-
            No credit shall be allowed ... with respect to any vehicle acquired
            after September 30, 2025
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: import
        import:
          target: us:statutes/26/25E#tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
          output: tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
          hash: sha256:local
versions:
  - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
    formula: >-
      if taxpayer_is_qualified_buyer and
      taxpayer_places_in_service_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_during_taxable_year
      and vehicle_identification_number_included_on_return and not
      vehicle_acquired_after_termination_date:
      tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit else: 0

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previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap

Parameter(1) in text ↖

source: 26 USC 25E(a)(1)

- name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Money
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(a)(1)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: amount
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: $4,000
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '4000'

previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate

Parameter(2) in text ↖

source: 26 USC 25E(a)(2)

- name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Rate
  source: 26 USC 25E(a)(2)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: parameter
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: 30 percent of the sale price
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '0.30'

modified_adjusted_gross_income_joint_or_surviving_spouse_threshold

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(b)

- name: modified_adjusted_gross_income_joint_or_surviving_spouse_threshold
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Money
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(b)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: amount
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: in the case of a joint return or a surviving spouse ... $150,000
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '150000'

modified_adjusted_gross_income_head_of_household_threshold

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(b)

- name: modified_adjusted_gross_income_head_of_household_threshold
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Money
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(b)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: amount
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: in the case of a head of household ... $112,500
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '112500'

modified_adjusted_gross_income_other_taxpayer_threshold

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(b)

- name: modified_adjusted_gross_income_other_taxpayer_threshold
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Money
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(b)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: amount
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: taxpayer not described in subparagraph (A) or (B), $75,000
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '75000'

previously_owned_clean_vehicle_model_year_minimum_years_before_acquisition_year

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(c)(1)(A)

- name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_model_year_minimum_years_before_acquisition_year
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Integer
  source: 26 USC 25E(c)(1)(A)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: parameter
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: model year of which is at least 2 years earlier
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '2'

qualified_sale_price_cap

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(c)(2)(B)

- name: qualified_sale_price_cap
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Money
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(c)(2)(B)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: amount
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: sale price which does not exceed $25,000
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '25000'

section_30b_alternative_vehicle_gross_vehicle_weight_rating_cap

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(c)(1)(D)(ii)(II)

- name: section_30b_alternative_vehicle_gross_vehicle_weight_rating_cap
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Decimal
  source: 26 USC 25E(c)(1)(D)(ii)(II)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: parameter
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: gross vehicle weight rating of less than 14,000 pounds
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '14000'

qualified_buyer_prior_credit_lookback_years

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(c)(3)(D)

- name: qualified_buyer_prior_credit_lookback_years
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Integer
  source: 26 USC 25E(c)(3)(D)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: parameter
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: 3-year period ending on the date of the sale
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '3'

tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit

Derived

source: 26 USC 25E(a)

- name: tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
  kind: derived
  entity: TaxUnit
  dtype: Money
  period: Year
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(a)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: formula
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: lesser of— (1) $4,000, or (2) ... 30 percent of the sale price
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: |-
        min(
            previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap,
            previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate * max(0, sale_price_with_respect_to_vehicle)
        )

previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_allowed_before_magi_limitation

Derived

source: 26 USC 25E(a), 26 USC 25E(d), 26 USC 25E(g)

- name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_allowed_before_magi_limitation
  kind: derived
  entity: TaxUnit
  dtype: Money
  period: Year
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(a), 26 USC 25E(d), 26 USC 25E(g)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: formula
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: >-
              qualified buyer who during a taxable year places in service a previously-owned clean
              vehicle
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: condition
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: unless the taxpayer includes the vehicle identification number
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: exception
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: >-
              No credit shall be allowed ... with respect to any vehicle acquired after September
              30, 2025
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: import
          import:
            target: us:statutes/26/25E#tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
            output: tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
            hash: sha256:local
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: >-
        if taxpayer_is_qualified_buyer and
        taxpayer_places_in_service_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_during_taxable_year and
        vehicle_identification_number_included_on_return and not
        vehicle_acquired_after_termination_date: tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
        else: 0

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Allowance of credit

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(1) $4,000, or

(2)

(1)∀ 1#

$4,000, or

(2)∀ 1#

the amount equal to 30 percent of the sale price with respect to such vehicle.

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previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap26 USC § 25E (a) (1) · parameter

26 USC 25E(a)(1)

name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap
kind: parameter
dtype: Money
unit: USD
source: 26 USC 25E(a)(1)
metadata:
  proof:
    atoms:
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: amount
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: $4,000
versions:
  - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
    formula: '4000'

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previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate26 USC § 25E (a) (2) · parameter

26 USC 25E(a)(2)

name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate
kind: parameter
dtype: Rate
source: 26 USC 25E(a)(2)
metadata:
  proof:
    atoms:
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: parameter
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: 30 percent of the sale price
versions:
  - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
    formula: '0.30'

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tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit26 USC § 25E (a) · derived

26 USC 25E(a)

name: tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
kind: derived
entity: TaxUnit
dtype: Money
period: Year
unit: USD
source: 26 USC 25E(a)
metadata:
  proof:
    atoms:
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: formula
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: lesser of— (1) $4,000, or (2) ... 30 percent of the sale price
versions:
  - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
    formula: |-
      min(
          previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap,
          previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate * max(0, sale_price_with_respect_to_vehicle)
      )

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previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_allowed_before_magi_limitation26 USC § 25E (a) · derived

26 USC 25E(a), 26 USC 25E(d), 26 USC 25E(g)

name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_allowed_before_magi_limitation
kind: derived
entity: TaxUnit
dtype: Money
period: Year
unit: USD
source: 26 USC 25E(a), 26 USC 25E(d), 26 USC 25E(g)
metadata:
  proof:
    atoms:
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: formula
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: >-
            qualified buyer who during a taxable year places in service a
            previously-owned clean vehicle
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: condition
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: unless the taxpayer includes the vehicle identification number
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: exception
        source:
          corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
          excerpt: >-
            No credit shall be allowed ... with respect to any vehicle acquired
            after September 30, 2025
      - path: versions[0].formula
        kind: import
        import:
          target: us:statutes/26/25E#tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
          output: tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
          hash: sha256:local
versions:
  - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
    formula: >-
      if taxpayer_is_qualified_buyer and
      taxpayer_places_in_service_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_during_taxable_year
      and vehicle_identification_number_included_on_return and not
      vehicle_acquired_after_termination_date:
      tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit else: 0

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previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap

Parameter(1) in text ↖

source: 26 USC 25E(a)(1)

- name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Money
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(a)(1)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: amount
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: $4,000
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '4000'

previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate

Parameter(2) in text ↖

source: 26 USC 25E(a)(2)

- name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Rate
  source: 26 USC 25E(a)(2)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: parameter
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: 30 percent of the sale price
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '0.30'

modified_adjusted_gross_income_joint_or_surviving_spouse_threshold

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(b)

- name: modified_adjusted_gross_income_joint_or_surviving_spouse_threshold
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Money
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(b)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: amount
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: in the case of a joint return or a surviving spouse ... $150,000
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '150000'

modified_adjusted_gross_income_head_of_household_threshold

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(b)

- name: modified_adjusted_gross_income_head_of_household_threshold
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Money
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(b)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: amount
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: in the case of a head of household ... $112,500
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '112500'

modified_adjusted_gross_income_other_taxpayer_threshold

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(b)

- name: modified_adjusted_gross_income_other_taxpayer_threshold
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Money
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(b)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: amount
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: taxpayer not described in subparagraph (A) or (B), $75,000
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '75000'

previously_owned_clean_vehicle_model_year_minimum_years_before_acquisition_year

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(c)(1)(A)

- name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_model_year_minimum_years_before_acquisition_year
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Integer
  source: 26 USC 25E(c)(1)(A)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: parameter
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: model year of which is at least 2 years earlier
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '2'

qualified_sale_price_cap

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(c)(2)(B)

- name: qualified_sale_price_cap
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Money
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(c)(2)(B)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: amount
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: sale price which does not exceed $25,000
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '25000'

section_30b_alternative_vehicle_gross_vehicle_weight_rating_cap

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(c)(1)(D)(ii)(II)

- name: section_30b_alternative_vehicle_gross_vehicle_weight_rating_cap
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Decimal
  source: 26 USC 25E(c)(1)(D)(ii)(II)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: parameter
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: gross vehicle weight rating of less than 14,000 pounds
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '14000'

qualified_buyer_prior_credit_lookback_years

Parameter

source: 26 USC 25E(c)(3)(D)

- name: qualified_buyer_prior_credit_lookback_years
  kind: parameter
  dtype: Integer
  source: 26 USC 25E(c)(3)(D)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: parameter
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: 3-year period ending on the date of the sale
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: '3'

tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit

Derived

source: 26 USC 25E(a)

- name: tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
  kind: derived
  entity: TaxUnit
  dtype: Money
  period: Year
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(a)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: formula
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: lesser of— (1) $4,000, or (2) ... 30 percent of the sale price
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: |-
        min(
            previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_cap,
            previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_rate * max(0, sale_price_with_respect_to_vehicle)
        )

previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_allowed_before_magi_limitation

Derived

source: 26 USC 25E(a), 26 USC 25E(d), 26 USC 25E(g)

- name: previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit_allowed_before_magi_limitation
  kind: derived
  entity: TaxUnit
  dtype: Money
  period: Year
  unit: USD
  source: 26 USC 25E(a), 26 USC 25E(d), 26 USC 25E(g)
  metadata:
    proof:
      atoms:
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: formula
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: >-
              qualified buyer who during a taxable year places in service a previously-owned clean
              vehicle
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: condition
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: unless the taxpayer includes the vehicle identification number
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: exception
          source:
            corpus_citation_path: us/statute/26/25E
            excerpt: >-
              No credit shall be allowed ... with respect to any vehicle acquired after September
              30, 2025
        - path: versions[0].formula
          kind: import
          import:
            target: us:statutes/26/25E#tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
            output: tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
            hash: sha256:local
  versions:
    - effective_from: '2026-01-01'
      formula: >-
        if taxpayer_is_qualified_buyer and
        taxpayer_places_in_service_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_during_taxable_year and
        vehicle_identification_number_included_on_return and not
        vehicle_acquired_after_termination_date: tentative_previously_owned_clean_vehicle_credit
        else: 0