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CS6P-260P/SE3000 - http://tiny.cc/ed5ozxComment
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People don't all share the same ethics and willingness to take risks with the tax code. Like anything else you file, you will need to have the supporting documents in case you are audited. In this case, you would need to support why you believe a roofing expense qualifies for the solar tax credit. People have speculated that by including the solar and roofing expenses on the same invoice, it is more justifiable. I'm not so sure. If you can find a tax professional willing to officially sign off that full re-roofing can be considered a solar expense, or a person who has made it through an audit with this justification, please let me know.
If the source of justification for including the roof and solar together is a solar sales guy or a roofer, you might want to think about whose interests are being serving by making that suggestion.LG280/SE6000/[url]http://tinyurl.com/pav2bn8[/url]Comment
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I'm not worried about it.
As far as "inflating" my bill... I didnt have the whole roof redone, and in trying to pull a fast one.... claimed the whole job for the credit.
I had only the areas done, effected by the solar install.
Totally legit.Comment
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I just looked at my invoice.... it added $0.23 a watt to my project to have the roof done.
I hardly think the IRS is going to scrutinize my credit to the point where they determined I overpaid by $0.23 a watt, and there must be some kind of scam going on...
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Inflating the price of the system to reap a larger credit is tax evasion. SolarCity and others are being investigated for this practice, although not specifically as it relates to roofing costs. As you suggest, it is difficult to detect and prove.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Comment
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Inflating the price of the system to reap a larger credit is tax evasion. SolarCity and others are being investigated for this practice, although not specifically as it relates to roofing costs. As you suggest, it is difficult to detect and prove. We are each entitled to our own decisions and can be as law abiding as we choose to be. We are each also responsible for the consequences, should our interpretation of the law differ from the interpretation of those who are charged with enforcing it.
Perhaps related to the roof maint. issue and FWIW, leasing outfits in my HOA have never done any roof update(s) on leased systems, before or after installation. I don't know if that says more about their confidence in existing roof integrity or their ability to dodge leaks with shady lease language regarding leaks, or other reasons.Comment
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nice price
Alisobob,
Seems you got a great price for your system. Would you mind PMing me the company you selected for your install?
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PV Watts came very close to predicting my first months production....
757 mwh prediction vs. 743 actual.
There were some cloudy days, and a few rain days.. like today.
But overall PV did a real good job with whats to be expected in the real world...Comment
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But yes, PVWatts is based on actual real world data, and every now and then, will produce results that look like it.CS6P-260P/SE3000 - http://tiny.cc/ed5ozxComment
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PV Watts came very close to predicting my first months production....
757 mwh prediction vs. 743 actual.
There were some cloudy days, and a few rain days.. like today.
But overall PV did a real good job with whats to be expected in the real world...
For benign climates like So. CA where the variation in weather is less than some other places, the PVWatts estimates tend to vary less from actuals than other places mostly because of that smaller local variation. It is still, however, an estimator of long term performance, not a prediction tool, and not for short periods.Comment
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Huge rainstorm coming this Friday... Hope everyone stays dry!!!
I'm really happy I had the roof redone at the time of solar install..
Something to consider if you are in the planning stages...
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