Use Energy Tax Incentives For California Businesses And Homeowners

When it comes to information about energy taxby electric motors, ethanol, hydrogen, natural or
incentives and if your California-based companyliquid nitrogen gas or regular gasoline, or a
qualifies, your best source of quality informationcombination of fuels.  Purchasers of these
will come to you from your certified publicvehicles should qualify for energy tax incentives. 
accountant.  A CPA can give you pertinent taxYour CPA can give you energy tax credit
credit information specific to your business orinformation concerning these cars.
yourself as an individual, and can offer otherOther energy tax incentives are available to home
useful assistance so that you and your companyowners for certain types of home improvements
qualifies for the maximum tax credit resourcesused to save energy.  These types of tax credit
available by law.resources are available when you insulate your
One bit of energy tax credit information that yourhome, put in energy efficient windows and seal
CPA will share with you concerns enterprise, orthem.   Other tax credits are available when you
empowerment, zones.  The state of Californiainstall energy efficient air conditioning, home
has designated forty-two such areas throughoutheating and ventilation.
the state.  These areas are economicallyBusinesses can earn similar tax credits for
disadvantaged, and to make it attractive forrenewable energy technology.  If your company
businesses to grow there, the state offersinstalls such items as solar water heaters, small
energy tax incentives for this purpose, as well aswind generators, geothermal heat pumps and
to reduce wasteful use of energy byphotovoltaic systems, you may qualify for
businesses.  Businesses in these zones maymoney-saving tax credits, while at the same time
qualify for tax credit resources for up to tensaving a great deal on your company's energy bills
percent of the purchase cost of research andthis year and for years to come.
development equipment, air or water pollutionIt is important to remember that both state and
equipment as well as energy conservationfederal governments offer energy tax credits to
equipment.  Your CPA can offer more specificsboth companies as well as home owners.  They
about this energy tax credit information and howmay be offered in the form of a tax credit or a
it can benefit your company.tax deduction, depending on the specific benefit. 
The next piece of tax credit information that canIt makes sense to get factual energy tax credit
benefit you as an individual or business has to doinformation from your CPA, who can explain how
with hybrid and diesel vehicles.  These valuablethese can benefit you as an individual as well as a
energy tax incentives are available to those whobusiness owner in California.
purchase hybrid and diesel cars that are powered