Dealership Claimed EV Tax Credit without Permission

[StevenC56]

Paperwork filled out using DocuSign on 9/30/24 as my selling dealer is out of town. Drove there and picked up my truck 10/1. $7500 Federal tax credit listed as "down payment" on my sales contract. Received IRS letter on 1/18/2025, and it has the correct VIN listed on it.

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[broteus7]

Follow the instructions AFTER you've confirmed with the dealer that the other $7500 figure was a Ford incentive and not the federal tax credit transfer. Ask them for a copy of any disclosures or intake consent waivers you might have forgotten you signed regarding the tax credit election.

They won't call me back.

 

[broteus7]

Paperwork filled out using DocuSign on 9/30/24 as my selling dealer is out of town. Drove there and picked up my truck 10/1. $7500 Federal tax credit listed as "down payment" on my sales contract. Received IRS letter on 1/18/2025, and it has the correct VIN listed on it.

Did it list EV credit as the source of down payment or manufacturer's rebate?

 

[broteus7]

My guess is they finally figured out the IRS system portal thingy and back-entered your sale with your name, address, SSN, and mis-typed the VIN.

This is my assumption.

 

[broteus7]

Did you buy yours around the first half of January 2024? A lot of us who did, dealt with mass confusion about the credit.

Bought at the end of March when Ford was running those discounts.

 

[Dino]

Bought at the end of March when Ford was running those discounts.

Wow, so at the end of March they did not know how to handle tax credit. This is going to be a nightmare for the IRS, maybe this explains why they are sending out the letters. Ford buyers are not the only ones who qualified for the credit.

 

[StevenC56]

Did it list EV credit as the source of down payment or manufacturer's rebate?

6. Total Downpayment:
E. Manufacturer's Rebate $2,000
I. Cash, Cash Equivalent, Check, Credit Card, or Debit Card $7500
Total Downpayment (C through I) $9500

The line "I" entry was the Federal Tax Credit

 

[TaxmanHog]

They won't call me back.

Is it convenient to visit in person and confront them with a copy of the letter showing erroneous VIN?

If you get nowhere with them, follow the instruction at the bottom of the letter.

 

[spacepirate]

I got one of those letters and I may have a similar issue with my Flash purchase last September.

They were throwing around a "rebate" of $7500 and I specifically asked them to verify that it was a Ford number and not the IRS number. When I did the paperwork I had to accept a set of Ford rebates but I don't have a record of which rebates they were. The IRS credit was not discussed while doing the paperwork. I was happy with the price I got (a "good" but not "great" bottom line) and on the final agreement there is a single $7500 line item for rebates.

I've emailed my dealer asking them to clarify what actually happened. If they don't respond in a day or two I'll just show up in person to try to get answers.

This sort of BS is precisely why I HATE buying cars.

I'll stay tuned here too.

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