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                                                                                                                        OMB No. 1545-0074
                                                       Residential Energy Credits
Form  5695
                                  ▶  Go to www.irs.gov/Form5695 for instructions and the latest information.
Department of the Treasury                      ▶  Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.                             Attachment  2021
Internal Revenue Service                                                                                                 Sequence No. 158
Name(s) shown on return                                                                                        Your social security number

Part I        Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit (See instructions before completing this part.)

Note: Skip lines 1 through 11 if you only have a credit carryforward from 2020.

1     Qualified solar electric property costs          . . . . . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      1

2     Qualified solar water heating property costs         . . . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      2

3     Qualified small wind energy property costs .         . . . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      3

4     Qualified geothermal heat pump property costs  .         . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      4

5     Qualified biomass fuel property costs            . . . . . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      5

6a    Add lines 1 through 5  .    .  . .   .    .      . . . . . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      6a

b     Multiply line 6a by 26% (0.26)  .    .    .      . . . . . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      6b

7 a   Qualified fuel cell property. Was qualified fuel cell property installed on, or in connection with, your 
      main home located in the United States? (See instructions.)  .      . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  ▶      7a Yes             No
      Caution:    If you checked the “No” box, you cannot take a credit for qualified fuel cell property. Skip
      lines 7b through 11.
b     Print the complete address of the main home where you installed the fuel cell property.

                              Number and street                                                    Unit  No.

                              City, State, and ZIP code

8     Qualified fuel cell property costs  .     .      . . . . . . .    . . .    .  . .      8

9     Multiply line 8 by 26% (0.26)    .   .    .      . . . . . . .    . . .    .  . .      9

10    Kilowatt capacity of property on line 8 above  .       .  ▶     .     x  $1,000        10

11    Enter the smaller of line 9 or line 10  .        . . . . . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      11

12    Credit carryforward from 2020. Enter the amount, if any, from your 2020 Form 5695, line 16        .   .  .      12

13    Add lines 6b, 11, and 12  .    . .   .    .      . . . . . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      13

14    Limitation  based  on  tax  liability.  Enter  the  amount  from  the  Residential  Energy  Efficient  Property 
      Credit Limit Worksheet (see instructions)          . . . . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      14

15    Residential energy efficient property credit. Enter the smaller of line 13 or line 14. Also include this
      amount on Schedule 3 (Form 1040), line 5  .          . . . . .    . . .    .  . . .    . . . .    .   .  .      15

16    Credit carryforward to 2022. If line 15 is less than line 13, subtract line 15 
      from line 13  .       . . . .  . .   .    .      . . . . . . .    . . .    .  . .      16
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions.                   Cat. No. 13540P                  Form 5695 (2021)



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Form 5695 (2021)                                                                                                              Page  2 
Part II   Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit

17 a Were the qualified energy efficiency improvements or residential energy property costs for your main 
     home located in the United States? (see instructions)  .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  ▶      17a Yes      No
     Caution: If you checked the “No” box, you cannot claim the nonbusiness energy property credit.        Do 
     not complete Part II.
b    Print the complete address of the main home where you made the qualifying improvements.
     Caution: You can only have one main home at a time.

                       Number and street                                                         Unit No.

                       City, State, and ZIP code
c    Were any of these improvements related to the construction of this main home?  .          . . .     . .  ▶      17c Yes      No
     Caution:    If you checked the “Yes” box, you can only claim the nonbusiness energy property credit for 
     qualifying improvements that were not related to the construction of the home. Do not include expenses 
     related to the construction of your main home, even if the improvements were made after you moved 
     into the home.
18   Lifetime limitation. Enter the amount from the Lifetime Limitation Worksheet (see instructions)  .    .  .      18
19   Qualified  energy  efficiency  improvements  (original  use  must  begin  with  you  and  the  component  must 
     reasonably be expected to last for at least 5 years; do not include labor costs) (see instructions).
a    Insulation material or system specifically and primarily designed to reduce heat loss or gain of your 
     home that meets the prescriptive criteria established by the 2009 IECC  .  .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      19a
b    Exterior doors that meet or exceed the version 6.0 Energy Star program requirements         . .     . .  .      19b
c    Metal or asphalt roof that meets or exceeds the Energy Star program requirements and has appropriate 
     pigmented  coatings  or  cooling  granules  which  are  specifically  and  primarily  designed  to  reduce  the 
     heat gain of your home  . .  .    .   .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .         . .  . . .     . .  .      19c
d    Exterior  windows  and  skylights  that  meet  or  exceed  the  version  6.0  Energy 
     Star program requirements  . .    .   .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .           19d
e    Maximum amount of cost on which the credit can be figured  .      .  . . . .           19e          $2,000
f    If you claimed window expenses on your Form 5695 prior to 2021, enter the
     amount  from  the  Window  Expense  Worksheet  (see  instructions);  otherwise 
     enter -0-  .  . . .  .  . .  .    .   .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .           19f
g    Subtract line 19f from line 19e. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . .  . . . .           19g
h    Enter the smaller of line 19d or line 19g  . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      19h
20   Add lines 19a, 19b, 19c, and 19h  .   .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      20
21   Multiply line 20 by 10% (0.10)  . .   .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      21
22   Residential energy property costs (must be placed in service by you; include labor costs for onsite 
     preparation, assembly, and original installation) (see instructions).
a    Energy-efficient building property. Do not enter more than $300   .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      22a
b    Qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnace or hot water boiler. Do not enter more than $150     . .  .      22b
c    Advanced main air circulating fan used in a natural gas, propane, or oil furnace. Do not enter more 
     than $50    . . . .  .  . .  .    .   .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      22c
23   Add lines 22a through 22c  . .    .   .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      23
24   Add lines 21 and 23  .  . .  .    .   .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      24
25   Maximum credit amount. (If you jointly occupied the home, see instructions) . .        .  . . .     . .  .      25       $500
26   Enter the amount, if any, from line 18 .   . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      26
27   Subtract line 26 from line 25. If zero or less, stop; you cannot take the nonbusiness energy property 
     credit  .   . . . .  .  . .  .    .   .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      27
28   Enter the smaller of line 24 or line 27  . . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      28
29   Limitation based on tax liability. Enter the amount from the Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit Limit 
     Worksheet (see instructions) .    .   .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      29
30   Nonbusiness energy property credit. Enter the smaller of line 28 or line 29. Also include this amount 
     on Schedule 3 (Form 1040), line 5  .  .    . .  . .  . .      . . .  . . . .  .        .  . . .     . .  .      30
                                                                                                                         Form 5695 (2021)






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