{"id":1295,"date":"2025-04-19T01:54:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T01:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/newenglandtrust.com\/?post_type=newsletter&#038;p=1295"},"modified":"2025-04-19T01:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T01:54:03","slug":"can-home-improvements-lower-your-tax-bill-it-depends","status":"publish","type":"newsletter","link":"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/newenglandtrust.com\/newsletter\/can-home-improvements-lower-your-tax-bill-it-depends\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Home Improvements Lower Your Tax Bill? It Depends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are two more ways that improving your home could potentially reduce your tax burden.<\/p>\n<h2>Capital improvements<\/h2>\n<p>Projects that add to the value of your home, prolong its life, or adapt it to new uses are considered capital improvements. When you sell your home in the future, you can add the cost of capital improvements to your initial basis (what you paid for it originally), reducing your capital gain and potentially the amount you might pay in taxes.<\/p>\n<p>Some examples of capital improvements include remodeling the kitchen, replacing all your home\u2019s windows, adding a bathroom, or installing a new roof. Repairs that keep your home in good condition (such as repainting, replacing a broken door or window, or fixing a leak) don\u2019t count as capital improvements. However, an entire repair job may be considered an improvement if it\u2019s done as part of an extensive remodel or restoration.<\/p>\n<h2>Energy-saving tax credits<\/h2>\n<p>The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 reconfigured two nonrefundable tax credits for home improvements that save energy. Unlike a deduction, which reduces your taxable income, a tax credit lowers your tax bill dollar for dollar. Both credits are available only for the installation of new products that meet specific energy efficiency requirements.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Breaking Down Your Home Energy Bill<\/h2>\n<p>The typical U.S. household consumed $1,884 worth of home energy in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Average household energy costs in 2020, by end use<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1297\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1297 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/newenglandtrust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WA_24076_Home-Improvements-CHART-e1745027606179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/newenglandtrust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WA_24076_Home-Improvements-CHART-e1745027606179.jpg 486w, https:\/\/staging8.dynaserverx.com\/newenglandtrust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WA_24076_Home-Improvements-CHART-e1745027606179-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">*Per household that used energy for this purpose Source: 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey, U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2023 (most recent data available)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The energy efficient home improvement credit<\/strong> is equal to 30% of qualified expenditures for an existing home (not new construction). A $3,200 maximum annual credit is available through 2032. A $2,000 limit (30% of all costs, including labor) applies to electric or natural gas heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and biomass stoves and boilers. A separate $1,200 limit applies to home energy audits and building envelope components (such as exterior doors, windows, skylights, and insulation) and energy property (including central air conditioners).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The residential clean energy property credit<\/strong> is a 30% tax credit available for qualifying expenditures for clean energy property (and related labor costs) such as solar panels, solar water heaters, geothermal heat pumps, wind turbines, fuel cells, and battery storage for an existing or newly constructed home. The credit shrinks to 26% for property placed in service in 2033, 22% in 2034, and is eliminated thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>This information is not intended as tax, legal, investment, or retirement advice or recommendations, and it may not be relied on for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. You are encouraged to seek guidance from an independent tax or legal professional. The content is derived from sources believed to be accurate. Neither the information presented nor any opinion expressed constitutes a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. This material was written and prepared by Broadridge Advisor Solutions. \u00a9 2024 Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1296,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"newsletter-category":[28],"class_list":["post-1295","newsletter","type-newsletter","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","newsletter-category-july"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can Home Improvements Lower Your Tax Bill? 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