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26 U.S.C. § 30C — Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit
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**(a) Credit allowed** There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 30 percent (6 percent in the case of property of a character subject to depreciation) of the cost of any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
**(b) Limitation** The credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any single item of qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year shall not exceed—
(1) $100,000 in the case of any such item of property of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation, and
(2) $1,000 in any other case.
**(c) Qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property** For purposes of this section—
(1) **In general** — The term “qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property” has the same meaning as the term “qualified clean-fuel vehicle refueling property” would have under section 179A if—
(A) paragraph (1) of section 179A(d) did not apply to property installed on property which is used as the principal residence (within the meaning of section 121) of the taxpayer, and
(B) only the following were treated as clean-burning fuels for purposes of section 179A(d):
(i) Any fuel at least 85 percent of the volume of which consists of one or more of the following: ethanol, natural gas, compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen.
(ii) Any mixture—
(I) which consists of two or more of the following: biodiesel (as defined in section 40A(d)(1)), diesel fuel (as defined in section 4083(a)(3)), or kerosene, and
(II) at least 20 percent of the volume of which consists of biodiesel (as so defined)
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**(a) Credit allowed** There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 30 percent (6 percent in the case of property of a character subject to depreciation) of the cost of any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
**(b) Limitation** The credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any single item of qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year shall not exceed—
(1) $100,000 in the case of any such item of property of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation, and
(2) $1,000 in any other case.
**(c) Qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property** For purposes of this section—
(1) **In general** — The term “qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property” has the same meaning as the term “qualified clean-fuel vehicle refueling property” would have under section 179A if—
(A) paragraph (1) of section 179A(d) did not apply to property installed on property which is used as the principal residence (within the meaning of section 121) of the taxpayer, and
(B) only the following were treated as clean-burning fuels for purposes of section 179A(d):
(i) Any fuel at least 85 percent of the volume of which consists of one or more of the following: ethanol, natural gas, compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen.
(ii) Any mixture—
(I) which consists of two or more of the following: biodiesel (as defined in section 40A(d)(1)), diesel fuel (as defined in section 4083(a)(3)), or kerosene, and
(II) at least 20 percent of the volume of which consists of biodiesel (as so defined) determined without regard to any kerosene in such mixture.
(iii) Electricity.
(iv) Any transportation fuel (as defined in section 45Z(d)(5)).
(2) **Bidirectional charging equipment** — Property shall not fail to be treated as qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property solely because such property—
(A) is capable of charging the battery of a motor vehicle propelled by electricity, and
(B) allows discharging electricity from such battery to an electric load external to such motor vehicle.
(3) **Property required to be located in eligible census tracts**
(A) *In general* — Property shall not be treated as qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property unless such property is placed in service in an eligible census tract.
(B) *Eligible census tract*
(i) *In general* — For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible census tract” means any population census tract which—
(I) is described in section 45D(e), or
(II) is not an urban area.
(ii) *Urban area* — For purposes of clause (i)(II), the term “urban area” means a census tract (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) which, according to the most recent decennial census, has been designated as an urban area by the Secretary of Commerce.
**(d) Application with other credits**
(1) **Business credit treated as part of general business credit** — So much of the credit which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined without regard to this subsection) that is attributable to property of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation shall be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)).
(2) **Personal credit** — The credit allowed under subsection (a) (after the application of paragraph (1)) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of—
(A) the regular tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and section 27, over
(B) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year.
**(e) Special rules** For purposes of this section—
(1) **Reduction in basis** — For purposes of this subtitle, the basis of any property for which a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of such credit so allowed (determined without regard to subsection (d)).
(2) **Property used by tax-exempt entity** — In the case of any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property the use of which is described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 50(b) and which is not subject to a lease, the person who sold such property to the person or entity using such property shall be treated as the taxpayer that placed such property in service, but only if such person clearly discloses to such person or entity in a document the amount of any credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to such property (determined without regard to subsection (d)). For purposes of subsection (d), property to which this paragraph applies shall be treated as of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation.
(3) **Property used outside United States not qualified** — No credit shall be allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any property referred to in section 50(b)(1) or with respect to the portion of the cost of any property taken into account under section 179.
(4) **Election not to take credit** — No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any property if the taxpayer elects not to have this section apply to such property.
(5) **Recapture rules** — Rules similar to the rules of section 179A(e)(4) shall apply.
(6) **Reference** — For purposes of this section, any reference to section 179A shall be treated as a reference to such section as in effect immediately before its repeal.
**(f) Special rule for electric charging stations for certain vehicles with 2 or 3 wheels** For purposes of this section—
(1) **In general** — The term “qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property” includes any property described in subsection (c) for the recharging of a motor vehicle described in paragraph (2), but only if such property—
(A) meets the requirements of subsection (a)(2),11 So in original. There is no subsec. (a)(2) in this section. and
(B) is of a character subject to depreciation.
(2) **Motor vehicle** — A motor vehicle is described in this paragraph if the motor vehicle—
(A) is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, or highways (not including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails),
(B) has 2 or 3 wheels, and
(C) is propelled by electricity.
**(g) Wage and apprenticeship requirements**
(1) **Increased credit amount**
(A) *In general* — In the case of any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project which satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (C), the amount of the credit determined under subsection (a) for any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property of a character subject to an allowance for depreciation which is part of such project shall be equal to such amount (determined without regard to this sentence) multiplied by 5.
(B) *Qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project* — For purposes of this subsection, the term “qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project” means a project consisting of one or more properties that are part of a single project.
(C) *Project requirements* — A project meets the requirements of this subparagraph if it is one of the following:
(i) A project the construction of which begins prior to the date that is 60 days after the Secretary publishes guidance with respect to the requirements of paragraphs (2)(A) and (3).
(ii) A project which satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (2)(A) and (3).
(2) **Prevailing wage requirements**
(A) *In general* — The requirements described in this subparagraph with respect to any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project are that the taxpayer shall ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in the construction of any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property which is part of such project shall be paid wages at rates not less than the prevailing rates for construction, alteration, or repair of a similar character in the locality in which such project is located as most recently determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code.
(B) *Correction and penalty related to failure to satisfy wage requirements* — Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(7)(B) shall apply.
(3) **Apprenticeship requirements** — Rules similar to the rules of section 45(b)(8) shall apply.
(4) **Regulations and guidance** — The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations or other guidance which provides for requirements for recordkeeping or information reporting for purposes of administering the requirements of this subsection.
**(h) Regulations** The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
**(i) Termination** This section shall not apply to any property placed in service after June 30, 2026.
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**(a) In general** The tax imposed by section 4081 shall not apply to diesel fuel and kerosene—
(1) which the Secretary determines is destined for a nontaxable use,
(2) which is indelibly dyed by mechanical injection in accordance with regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, and
(3) which meets such marking requirements (if any) as may be prescribed by the Secretary in regulations.
Such regulations shall allow an individual choice of dye color approved by the Secretary or chosen from any list of approved dye colors that the Secretary may publish.
**(b) Nontaxable use** For purposes of this section, the term “nontaxable use” means—
(1) any use which is exempt from the tax imposed by section 4041(a)(1) other than by reason of a prior imposition of tax,
(2) any use in a train, and
(3) any use described in section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(II).
The term “nontaxable use” does not include the use of kerosene in an aircraft and such term shall not include any use described in section 6421(e)(2)(C).
**(c) Exception to dyeing requirements** Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any diesel fuel and kerosene—
(1) removed, entered, or sold in a State for ultimate sale or use in an area of such State during the period such area is exempted from the fuel dyeing requirements under subsection (i) of section 211 of the Clean Air Act (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection) by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under paragraph (4) of such subsection (i) (as so in effect), and
(2) the use of which is certified pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary.
**(d) Additional exceptions to dyeing requirements for kerosene**
(1) **Use for non-fuel feedstock purposes** — Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to k
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**(a) Allowance of credit**
(1) **In general** — In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter the amount of the qualified adoption expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer.
(2) **Year credit allowed** — The credit under paragraph (1) with respect to any expense shall be allowed—
(A) in the case of any expense paid or incurred before the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, for the taxable year following the taxable year during which such expense is paid or incurred, and
(B) in the case of an expense paid or incurred during or after the taxable year in which such adoption becomes final, for the taxable year in which such expense is paid or incurred.
(3) **$10,000 credit for adoption of child with special needs regardless of expenses** — In the case of an adoption of a child with special needs which becomes final during a taxable year, the taxpayer shall be treated as having paid during such year qualified adoption expenses with respect to such adoption in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of $10,000 over the aggregate qualified adoption expenses actually paid or incurred by the taxpayer with respect to such adoption during such taxable year and all prior taxable years.
(4) **Portion of credit refundable** — So much of the credit allowed under paragraph (1) as does not exceed $5,000 shall be treated as a credit allowed under subpart C and not as a credit allowed under this subpart.
**(b) Limitations**
(1) **Dollar limitation** — The aggregate amount of qualified adoption expenses which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for all taxable years with respect to the adoption of a child by the taxpayer shall not exceed $10,000.
(2) **Income limitation**
(A) *In general* —
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**(a) Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of—
(1) every married individual (as defined in section 7703) who makes a single return jointly with his spouse under section 6013, and
(2) every surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)),
a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $36,90015% of taxable income. Over $36,900 but not over $89,150$5,535, plus 28% of the excess over $36,900. Over $89,150 but not over $140,000$20,165, plus 31% of the excess over $89,150. Over $140,000 but not over $250,000$35,928.50, plus 36% of the excess over $140,000. Over $250,000$75,528.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000.
**(b) Heads of households** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $29,60015% of taxable income. Over $29,600 but not over $76,400$4,440, plus 28% of the excess over $29,600. Over $76,400 but not over $127,500$17,544, plus 31% of the excess over $76,400. Over $127,500 but not over $250,000$33,385, plus 36% of the excess over $127,500. Over $250,000$77,485, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000.
**(c) Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every individual (other than a surviving spouse as defined in section 2(a) or the head of a household as defined in section 2(b)) who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $22,10015% of taxable income. Over $22,100 but not over $53,50
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No refunds, credits, or payments shall be made under this subchapter for any tax imposed at the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate, except in the case of fuels—
(1) which are exempt from tax under section 4081(a) by reason of section 4082(f)(2),
(2) which are exempt from tax under section 4041(d) by reason of the last sentence of paragraph (5) thereof,
(3) with respect to which the rate increase under section 4081(a)(2)(B) is zero by reason of section 4082(e)(2), or
(4) which are removed as eligible indelibly dyed diesel fuel or kerosene under section 6435.
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**(a) Allowance of credit** There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year with respect to each qualifying child of the taxpayer for which the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 an amount equal to $1,000.
**(b) Limitations**
(1) **Limitation based on adjusted gross income** — The amount of the credit allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by $50 for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross income exceeds the threshold amount. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “modified adjusted gross income” means adjusted gross income increased by any amount excluded from gross income under section 911, 931, or 933.
(2) **Threshold amount** — For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “threshold amount” means—
(A) $110,000 in the case of a joint return,
(B) $75,000 in the case of an individual who is not married, and
(C) $55,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return.
For purposes of this paragraph, marital status shall be determined under section 7703.
**(c) Qualifying child** For purposes of this section—
(1) **In general** — The term “qualifying child” means a qualifying child of the taxpayer (as defined in section 152(c)) who has not attained age 17.
(2) **Exception for certain noncitizens** — The term “qualifying child” shall not include any individual who would not be a dependent if subparagraph (A) of section 152(b)(3) were applied without regard to all that follows “resident of the United States”.
**(d) Portion of credit refundable**
(1) **In general** — The aggregate credits allowed to a taxpayer under subpart C shall be increased by the lesser of—
(A) the credit which would be allowed und
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**(a) Diesel fuel and special motor fuels**
(1) **Tax on diesel fuel and kerosene in certain cases**
(A) *In general* — There is hereby imposed a tax on any liquid other than gasoline (as defined in section 4083)—
(i) sold by any person to an owner, lessee, or other operator of a diesel-powered highway vehicle or a diesel-powered train for use as a fuel in such vehicle or train, or
(ii) used by any person as a fuel in a diesel-powered highway vehicle or a diesel-powered train unless there was a taxable sale of such fuel under clause (i).
(B) *Exemption for previously taxed fuel* — No tax shall be imposed by this paragraph on the sale or use of any liquid if tax was imposed on such liquid under section 4081 (other than such tax at the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate) and the tax thereon was not credited or refunded.
(C) *Rate of tax*
(i) *In general* — Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, the rate of the tax imposed by this paragraph shall be the rate of tax specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A) on diesel fuel which is in effect at the time of such sale or use.
(ii) *Rate of tax on trains* — In the case of any sale for use, or use, of diesel fuel in a train, the rate of tax imposed by this paragraph shall be—
(I) 3.3 cents per gallon after December 31, 2004, and before July 1, 2005,
(II) 2.3 cents per gallon after June 30, 2005, and before January 1, 2007, and
(III) 0 after December 31, 2006.
(iii) *Rate of tax on certain buses*
(I) *In general* — Except as provided in subclause (II), in the case of fuel sold for use or used in a use described in section 6427(b)(1) (after the application of section 6427(b)(3)), the rate of tax imposed by this paragraph shall be 7.3 cents
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**(a) Definition of renewable fuel blend** For purposes of this section, the term “renewable fuel blend” means a gasoline blend that contains not less than 11 percent, and not more than 85 percent, renewable fuel or diesel fuel that contains at least 10 percent renewable fuel.
**(b) Infrastructure development grants**
(1) **Establishment** — The Secretary shall establish a program for making grants for providing assistance to retail and wholesale motor fuel dealers or other entities for the installation, replacement, or conversion of motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure to be used exclusively to store and dispense renewable fuel blends.
(2) **Selection criteria** — Not later than 12 months after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall establish criteria for evaluating applications for grants under this subsection that will maximize the availability and use of renewable fuel blends, and that will ensure that renewable fuel blends are available across the country. Such criteria shall provide for—
(A) consideration of the public demand for each renewable fuel blend in a particular geographic area based on State registration records showing the number of flexible-fuel vehicles;
(B) consideration of the opportunity to create or expand corridors of renewable fuel blend stations along interstate or State highways;
(C) consideration of the experience of each applicant with previous, similar projects;
(D) consideration of population, number of flexible-fuel vehicles, number of retail fuel outlets, and saturation of flexible-fuel vehicles; and
(E) priority consideration to applications that—
(i) are most likely to maximize displacement of petroleum consumption, measured as a total quantity and a percentage;
(ii) are best able to incorporate
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TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
§ 30C
2013—Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 112–240 amended par. (2)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) related to per-
sonal credit with a limitation based on amount of tax.
2010—Subsec.
(g)(2)(B)(ii).
Pub.
L.
111–148,
§ 10909(b)(2)(G), (c), as amended by Pub. L. 111–312, tem-
porarily struck out ‘‘23,’’ before ‘‘25D,’’. See Effective
and Termination Dates of 2010 Amendment note below.
2009—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 111–5, § 1143(b), added par.
(5).
Subsec. (d)(3)(D). Pub. L. 111–5, § 1141(b)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘subsection (c) thereof’’ for ‘‘subsection (d)
thereof’’.
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 111–5, § 1144(a), amended par. (2)
generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
‘‘The credit allowed under subsection (a) (after the ap-
plication of paragraph (1)) for any taxable year shall
not exceed the excess (if any) of—
‘‘(A) the regular tax liability (as defined in section
26(b)) reduced by the sum of the credits allowable
under subpart A and sections 27 and 30, over
‘‘(B) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable
year.’’
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 111–5, § 1142(b)(2), amended par.
(1) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
‘‘The term ‘motor vehicle’ has the meaning given such
term by section 30(c)(2).’’
Subsec. (h)(8). Pub. L. 111–5, § 1143(c), inserted at end
‘‘, except that no benefit shall be recaptured if such
property ceases to be eligible for such credit by reason
of conversion to a qualified plug-in electric drive motor
vehicle.’’
Subsecs. (i) to (k). Pub. L. 111–5, § 1143(a), added sub-
sec. (i) and redesignated former subsecs. (i) and (j) as (j)
and (k), respectively.
2008—Subsec. (d)(3)(D). Pub. L. 110–343 added subpar.
(D).
2005—Subsec. (g)(2)(A). Pub. L. 109–135, § 412(d), sub-
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