26 U.S.C. § 45W
Credit for qualified commercial clean vehicles
United States · Title 26 — INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · Status: effective
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- 26 U.S.C. § 45W, Credit for qualified commercial clean vehicles, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/462102
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For purposes of section 38, the qualified commercial clean vehicle credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to the sum of the credit amounts determined under subsection (b) with respect to each qualified commercial clean vehicle placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
Subject to paragraph (4), the amount determined under this subsection with respect to any qualified commercial clean vehicle shall be equal to the lesser of—
For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the incremental cost of any qualified commercial clean vehicle is an amount equal to the excess of the purchase price for such vehicle over such price of a comparable vehicle.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “comparable vehicle” means, with respect to any qualified commercial clean vehicle, any vehicle which is powered solely by a gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine and which is comparable in size and use to such vehicle.
The amount determined under this subsection with respect to any qualified commercial clean vehicle shall not exceed—
For purposes of this section, the term “qualified commercial clean vehicle” means any vehicle which—
either—
either—
Rules similar to the rules under subsection (f) of section 30D (without regard to paragraph (10) or (11) thereof) shall apply for purposes of this section.
Subsection (c)(4) shall not apply to any vehicle which is not subject to a lease and which is placed in service by a tax-exempt entity described in clause (i), (ii), or (iv) of section 168(h)(2)(A).
No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any vehicle for which a credit was allowed under section 30D.
No credit shall be determined under subsection (a) with respect to any vehicle unless the taxpayer includes the vehicle identification number of such vehicle on the return of tax for the taxable year.
The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations or other guidance relating to determination of the incremental cost of any qualified commercial clean vehicle.
No credit shall be determined under this section with respect to any vehicle acquired after September 30, 2025.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.
- An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.