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                                                                                               Department of the Treasury
                                                                                               Internal Revenue Service
Instructions for Form 8911

(Rev. January 2024)
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code             this credit directly on line 1s in Part III of Form 3800, 
unless otherwise noted.                                         General Business Credit.

Future Developments                                             Which Revision To Use
For the latest information about developments related to        Use the January 2024 revision of Form 8911 for tax years 
Form 8911 and its instructions, such as legislation             beginning in 2023 or later, until a later revision is issued. 
enacted after they were published, go to IRS.gov/               Use prior revisions of the form for earlier tax years. All 
Form8911.                                                       revisions are available at IRS.gov/Form8911.

What's New                                                      Amount of Credit
                                                                For property of a character subject to an allowance for 
Credit modification. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 
                                                                depreciation (business/investment use property), the 
modified the credit for certain refueling property placed in 
                                                                credit for each item of property is the smaller of 6% (30% if 
service after 2022.
                                                                certain project requirements are met) of the property's 
Property must be located in an eligible census tract.           cost or $100,000. For property of a character not subject 
Refueling property placed in service after 2022 will not be     to an allowance for depreciation placed in service at your 
treated as qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling         main home (personal use property), the credit for each 
property unless the property is placed in service in an         item of property is generally the smaller of 30% of the 
eligible census tract. For this purpose, an eligible census     property's cost or $1,000.
tract is any population census tract that is described in 
section 45D(e) or that is not an urban area. See Eligible         Each property’s cost must first be reduced by any 
census tract.                                                   section 179 expense deduction taken for the property.

Tax-exempt and governmental entities.    For tax years          Applicable Entities
beginning after 2022, applicable entities (such as certain      For tax years beginning after 2022, applicable entities as 
tax-exempt and governmental entities) can elect to treat        defined under section 6417(d)(1)(A) that generally don't 
the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit as a     benefit from income tax credits can elect to treat the 
payment of income tax. See Applicable Entities.                 business credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling 
Transfer of alternative fuel vehicle refueling property         property as a payment of income tax. Resulting 
credit. For tax years beginning after 2022, eligible            overpayments may result in refunds.
taxpayers, partnerships, and S corporations can elect to 
transfer all or part of the credit amount otherwise allowed       Applicable entities making the elective payment 
as a general business credit to an unrelated third-party        election for the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property 
buyer in exchange for cash. Eligible taxpayers don’t            credit must file the following.
include applicable entities. See Credit Transfers.              Form 8911.
                                                                The statements required for amounts reported on Form 
Pre-filing registration. The IRS has established a              8911, lines 1 and 7.
pre-filing registration process that must be completed prior    Form 3800, General Business Credit.
to electing payment or transfer of the alternative fuel         Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax 
vehicle refueling property credit. See Pre-Filing               Return, or other applicable income tax return.
Registration for Payments and Transfers.
                                                                  For a discussion of what is an applicable entity, see 
                                                                Applicable entity making an elective payment election on 
General Instructions
                                                                IRA 2022 credits in the Instructions for Form 3800. For 
Purpose of Form                                                 more information on elective payment elections under 
                                                                section 6417, see Elective Payment of Certain Business 
Use Form 8911 to figure your credit for alternative fuel 
                                                                Credits Under Section 6417 or Section 48D in the 
vehicle refueling property you placed in service during 
                                                                Instructions for Form 3800.
your tax year. The part of the credit attributable to 
business/investment use is treated as a general business        Credit Transfers
credit. Any part of the credit not attributable to business/
                                                                For tax years beginning after 2022, under section 6418, 
investment use is treated as a personal credit.
                                                                eligible taxpayers, partnerships, and S corporations can 
Partnerships and S corporations must file this form to          elect to transfer all or a part of the credit figured in Part II to 
claim the credit. All other taxpayers aren’t required to        an unrelated third-party buyer in exchange for cash. For 
complete or file this form if their only source for this credit more information on credit transfers, see Transfer of 
is a partnership or S corporation. Instead, they can report     Eligible Credits Under Section 6418 in the Instructions for 
                                                                Form 3800.

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Pre-Filing Registration for Payments                           than an applicable entity that claims the credit and elects 
                                                               payment), or a foreign person or entity, and the use of that 
and Transfers                                                  property is described in section 50(b)(3) or (4), you can 
Before you file your tax return, if you intend to make an      claim the credit, but only if you clearly disclose in writing to 
elective payment election or transfer election on Form         the purchaser the amount of the tentative credit allowable 
3800 for the credit in Part II, you must complete a pre-filing for the refueling property (included on line 7 of Form 
registration for each property or project. To register, go to  8911). Treat all property eligible for this exception as 
IRS.gov/Credits-Deductions/Register-for-Elective-              business/investment use property. If you elect to claim the 
Payment-or-Transfer-of-Credits.                                credit, you must reduce cost of goods sold by the amount 
  See Pub. 5884, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and             you entered on line 7 for that property.
CHIPS Act of 2022 (CHIPS) Pre-Filing Registration Tool.        Alternative fuel. The following are alternative fuels.
Also see Registering For and Making Elective Payment           Any fuel at least 85% of the volume of which consists of 
and Transfer Elections in the Instructions for Form 3800.      one or more of the following: ethanol, natural gas, 
Required statement for elective payment and transfer           compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied 
elections. See the specific instructions for Line 7, later.    petroleum gas, or hydrogen.
                                                               Any mixture which consists of two or more of the 
Qualified Alternative Fuel Vehicle                             following: biodiesel (as defined in section 40A(d)(1)), 
                                                               diesel fuel (as defined in section 4083(a)(3)), or kerosene, 
Refueling Property                                             and at least 20% of the volume of which consists of 
Qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property is any   biodiesel determined without regard to any kerosene in 
property (other than a building or its structural              such mixture.
components) used for either of the following.                  Electricity.
To store or dispense an alternative fuel (defined below) 
other than electricity into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle   Bidirectional charging equipment.       Property will not fail 
propelled by the fuel, but only if the storage or dispensing   to be treated as qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling 
is at the point where the fuel is delivered into that tank.    property solely because it:
To recharge an electric vehicle, but only if the             Is capable of charging the battery of a motor vehicle 
recharging property is located at the point where the          propelled by electricity, and
vehicle is recharged.                                          Allows discharging electricity from such battery to an 
                                                               electric load external to the motor vehicle.
  In addition, the following requirements must be met to 
qualify for the credit.                                        Eligible census tract.   Property placed in service after 
You placed the refueling property in service during your     2022 will not be treated as qualified alternative fuel vehicle 
tax year.                                                      refueling property unless it was placed in service in an 
The original use of the property began with you.             eligible census tract. Worksheet 1 will help you determine 
The property isn’t used predominantly outside the            whether property placed in service in 2023 or 2024 was 
United States.                                                 placed in service in an eligible census tract. For 
If the property isn’t business/investment use property,      information about attaching a statement providing 
the property must be installed on property used as your        information supporting this determination, see the specific 
main home.                                                     instructions for Line 1, later.
The property must be located in an eligible census             For more information, see Notice 2024-20, 2024-7 
tract.                                                         I.R.B. 668, available at IRS.gov/irb/
Exception. If you are the seller of new refueling property     2024-07_IRB#NOT-2024-20.
to a tax-exempt organization or a governmental unit (other 

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Worksheet 1. Eligible Census Tract Determination for
Refueling Property Placed in Service in 2023 or 2024                                  Keep for Your Records
Use a separate worksheet for each separate location where property was placed in service.

1. Enter either the address or the latitude and longitude coordinates for the location where the refueling property 
   was placed in service.
    
   1. _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Enter the 11-digit census tract GEOID obtained by using the address or coordinates                                             
   on line 1 with the CDFI mapping tool  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2. _________________
   The CDFI mapping tool is available at www.CDFIfund.gov/cims.*
3. Is the 11-digit census tract GEOID you entered on line 2 listed in Appendix A of Notice 2024-20?
    
     Yes. Property placed in service at the location described on line 1 is considered placed in service in an eligible 
   census tract.
    
     No. Continue to line 4.
    
   Appendix A is available at IRS.gov/pub/irs-drop/Appendix-A-List-of-2015-Census-Tract-Boundary-30c-Eligible-
   Tracts-v2-1-4-2024.pdf.
4. Enter the 11-digit census tract GEOID obtained by using the address or coordinates                                             
   on line 1 with the Census Geocoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4. _________________
   To use an address, go to https://Geocoding.geo.Census.gov/Geocoder/Geographies/Address?Form.**
    
   To use latitude and longitude coordinates, go to https://Geocoding.geo.Census.gov/Geocoder/Geographies/
   Coordinates?Form.**
5. Is the 11-digit census tract GEOID you entered on line 4 listed in Appendix B of Notice 2024-20? 
    
     Yes. Property placed in service at the location described on line 1 is considered placed in service in an eligible 
   census tract.
    
     No. Property placed in service at the location described on line 1 does not qualify for this credit.
    
   Appendix B is available at IRS.gov/pub/irs-drop/Appendix-B-List-of-2020-Census-Tract-Boundary-30c-Eligible-
   Tracts-v2-1-4-2024.pdf.
    
   * On that page, choose “CDFI,” which should take you to a page titled “CDFI Public Viewer.” In the left-hand side 
   column, choose “Layers.” Under “CIMS Layers,” put a checkmark in the box next to “2015 CDFI Tract” and remove 
   all checkboxes from other CIMS Layers. Specifically, uncheck the “2020 CDFI Tract” box. Type in the refueling 
   property address or latitude and longitude in the “Search Addresses” bar at the top. This will take you to the tract 
   of the location you entered. If you left click your mouse, the 11-digit population census tract identifier (that is, the 
   GEOID) will appear.
    
   ** In the “Benchmark” drop-down menu, choose “Public_AR_Census2020.” In the “Vintage” drop-down menu, 
   choose “Census2020_Current.” The 11-digit population census tract identifier is in the GEOID under “Census 
   Tracts.” Further instructions to use the Census Geocoder are available at www2.Census.gov/Data/api-
   Documentation/Address%20Search%20-%20Geocoder%20and%20TIGERweb/How%20to%20Find%20Geo
   %20Info%20from%20Address.pdf.

Electric charging stations for certain vehicles with           section, the amount of credit that applies to business/
two or three wheels. Property of a character subject to        investment use property that is part of the project will be 
an allowance for depreciation (business/investment use         figured using a credit rate of 6% instead of 30%.
property) for the recharging of a motor vehicle is qualified   Qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project.                 A 
alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. For this purpose, qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project is a 
a motor vehicle:                                               project consisting of one or more properties that are part 
Is manufactured primarily for use on public streets,         of a single project.
roads, or highways (not including a vehicle operated 
exclusively on a rail or rails);                               Project requirements. A qualified alternative fuel vehicle 
Has two or three wheels; and                                 refueling project meets the project requirements if it is one 
Is propelled by electricity.                                 of the following.
                                                               A project the construction of which begins prior to 
Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship                             January 29, 2023.
                                                               A project that satisfies the prevailing wage and 
Requirements                                                   apprenticeship requirements.
If a qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling project does 
not meet the project requirements discussed in this            Beginning of construction.                                        Two methods can be used 
                                                               to establish when construction of a qualified project has 

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begun. Both methods are subject to a continuity                 Basis Reduction
requirement.
                                                                Unless you elect not to claim the credit, you must reduce 
  1. The Physical Work Test is satisfied when physical          the basis of the property by the sum of the amounts 
work of a significant nature begins, and the other              entered on lines 7 and 13 for that property.
requirements are met.
  2. The Five Percent Safe Harbor is satisfied when a           In the case of any applicable entity which makes the 
taxpayer pays or incurs 5% or more of the total cost of the     election for payment of alternative fuel vehicle refueling 
qualified project and meets the other requirements.             property credit, the credit is determined without regard to 
                                                                section 50(b)(3) and (4)(A)(i), and that property is treated 
  The Continuity Requirement is satisfied if you                as used in a trade or business of the applicable entity.
demonstrate either continuous construction or continuous 
effort.                                                         Recapture
Prevailing wage requirements.      The taxpayer will            If the property no longer qualifies for the credit, you may 
ensure that any laborers and mechanics employed by the          have to recapture part or all of the credit. For more 
taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor in the              information, see section 30C(e)(5).
construction of any qualified alternative fuel vehicle 
refueling property that is part of the project are paid wages   Specific Instructions
at rates not less than the prevailing rates for construction, 
alteration, or repair of a similar character in the locality in Line 1
which the project is located as most recently determined        Attach a separate statement listing, for each property, a 
by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with subchapter        description and eligible census tract location for the 
IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code.               property, including the 11-digit census tract Geographic 
Apprenticeship requirements.  Regarding the                     Identifier (GEOID) for the population census tract. The 
construction of any qualified alternative fuel vehicle          11-digit census tract GEOID is a GEOID defined by the 
refueling property that is part of the project,                 U.S. Census Bureau and comprised of a 2-digit state 
apprenticeship requirements are as follows.                     GEOID, 3-digit county GEOID, and 6-digit census tract 
Taxpayers must ensure that the applicable percentage          GEOID. The 11-digit census tract GEOID provides a 
of the total labor hours of the construction, alteration, or    unique identifier for each population census tract in the 
repair work (including such work performed by any               United States, including tracts in U.S. territories.
contractor or subcontractor), subject to apprentice to 
journeyworker ratio, be performed by qualified                  Line 2
apprentices. For construction that begins in 2023, the ratio    To figure the business/investment use part of the total 
is 12.5%. For construction that begins after December 31,       cost, multiply the cost of each separate refueling property 
2023, the ratio is 15%.                                         by the percentage of business/investment use for that 
Apprenticeship requirements for                               property. If during the tax year you convert property used 
apprentice-to-journeyworker ratios are subject to any           solely for personal purposes to business/investment use 
applicable requirements for apprentice-to-journeyworker         (or vice versa), figure the percentage of business/
ratios of the Department of Labor or the applicable state       investment use only for the number of months you use the 
apprenticeship agency.                                          property in your business or for the production of income. 
With regard to participation, each taxpayer, contractor,      Multiply that percentage by the number of months you use 
or subcontractor who employs four or more individuals to        the property in your business or for the production of 
perform construction, alteration, or repair work must           income and divide the result by 12.
employ one or more qualified apprentices to perform such 
work. Registered apprenticeship programs can be located         Line 3
using the Office of Apprenticeship's partner finder tool,       Enter any section 179 expense deduction you took for the 
available at www.Apprenticeship.gov/Partner-Finder and          property from Part I of Form 4562, Depreciation and 
through the applicable State Apprenticeship Agency              Amortization.
finder tool, available at www.Apprenticeship.gov/About-us/
State-Offices.                                                  Lines 4b and 4c
                                                                Enter on line 4b any amount included on line 4a 
Required statement.       See the specific instructions for     attributable to property placed in service as part of a 
Lines 4b and 4c, later.                                         project subject to project requirements that were not met. 
More information. For more information, see the                 See Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements, 
following.                                                      earlier.
For initial guidance, see Notice 2022-61, 2022-52 I.R.B.      If the amount you enter on line 4b is less than the 
560, available at IRS.gov/irb/2022-52_IRB#NOT-2022-61.          amount you entered on line 4a, attach a statement to 
Proposed regulations are in Internal Revenue Bulletin         provide additional information about the refueling property 
2023-39, available at IRS.gov/irb/                              used to figure the amount included on line 4c. Attach a 
2023-39_IRB#REG-100908-23.                                      separate statement for each project consisting of one or 
Any future guidance provided by final regulations will be     more refueling properties that are part of a single project. 
covered as discussed under Future Developments, earlier.        The statement must include the following information.

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1. Your name, address, taxpayer identification number,        property, but don't include in the total more than $100,000 
and telephone number.                                         for any single item of property.
2. For each project, include the following.
                                                              Line 7
a. A description of one or more properties placed in          Applicable entities making an elective payment election 
service during the tax year as a part of the project,         and eligible taxpayers, partnerships, and S corporations 
including a statement that the property is an integral part   making an election to transfer all or part of the credit, 
of such project.                                              attach a statement providing the following information for 
b. The date that the qualified alternative fuel vehicle       refueling property used to figure the amount reported on 
refueling property was placed in service.                     line 7.
c. The cost of the property.                                    1. The name, address, and taxpayer identification 
d. Location of the refueling property or properties.          number used to obtain the IRS-issued registration 
3. For each project that began construction before            number(s).
January 29, 2023, a statement that you met the Continuity       2. For each separate refueling property or properties 
Requirement under the Physical Work Test or the Five          as part of a project:
Percent Safe Harbor to establish the beginning of               a. The IRS-issued registration number.
construction.                                                   b. The date that the refueling property or project was 
4. For each project that began construction on or after       placed in service.
January 29, 2023, include the following.                        c. The total amounts with respect to the property or 
a. The applicable wage determinations (as defined             project reported on lines 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6, and 7.
below).
b. The wages paid (including any correction payments          Line 8
as defined in section 45(b)(7)(B)(i)(I)) and hours worked     Enter total alternative fuel vehicle refueling property 
for each of the laborer or mechanic classifications           credits from:
engaged in the construction of the property or properties.    Schedule K-1 (Form 1065), Partner's Share of Income, 
c. The number of workers who received correction              Deductions, Credits, etc., box 15 (code AO); and
payments.                                                     Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S), Shareholder's Share of 
                                                              Income, Deductions, Credits, etc., box 13 (code AO).
d. The wages paid and hours worked by qualified 
apprentices for each of the laborer or mechanic                 Partnerships and S corporations report the above 
classifications engaged in the construction of the property   credits on line 8. All other filers figuring a separate credit 
or properties.                                                on earlier lines also report the above credits on line 8. All 
e. The total labor hours for the construction of the          others not using earlier lines to figure a separate credit 
project by any laborer or mechanic employed by the            can report the above credits directly on Form 3800, Part 
taxpayer or any contractor or subcontractor.                  III, line 1s.

5. A declaration, applicable to the statement and any         Line 9
accompanying documents, signed by you, or signed by a 
person currently authorized to bind you in such matters, in   Partnerships and S corporations. If you are a 
the following form: “Under penalties of perjury, I declare    partnership or S corporation electing to transfer all or a 
that I have examined this statement, including                portion of the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property 
accompanying documents, and to the best of my                 credit under section 6418(c), you must report the total 
knowledge and belief, the facts presented in support of       credit amount shown on the line 7 required statement on 
this statement are true, correct, and complete.”              Form 3800, Part III, line 1s, and not as a credit on 
                                                              Schedule K.
Applicable wage determinations mean the wage listed 
for a particular classification of laborer or mechanic on the Line 12
applicable wage determination for the type of construction    Enter $1,000 for each item of refueling property you 
and the geographic area or other applicable wage as           placed in service during your tax year.
determined by the Secretary of Labor. See Prevailing 
Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements, earlier.                Line 15b
                                                              Follow the instructions below and refer to your income tax 
Line 6                                                        return to figure the amount to enter on line 15b.
If you placed more than one item of refueling property in 
service, but each item of property would result in a credit   Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.  Enter the total of any 
amount of not more than $100,000 if each item of property     credits or adjustments on Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 
was reported separately on line 5c, include the amount        1040-NR, line 19, and Schedule 3 (Form 1040), lines 2 
from line 5c on both line 6 and line 7.                       through 5, and 7 (reduced by any general business credit 
                                                              reported on line 6a, any credit for prior-year minimum tax 
If you placed more than one item of refueling property        reported on line 6b, or any credit to holders of tax credit 
with business/investment use in service, and at least one     bonds reported on line 6k).
item of property would result in an amount of more than 
$100,000 if that item of property was reported separately 
on line 5c, add the separate amounts for each item of 

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Form 1041, Schedule G. Enter the total of any write-in         You are not required to provide the information 
credits on line 2e (not including any credits from lines 2a    requested on a form that is subject to the Paperwork 
through 2d).                                                   Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB 
                                                               control number. Books or records relating to a form or its 
Line 17                                                        instructions must be retained as long as their contents 
Although you may not owe alternative minimum tax (AMT),        may become material in the administration of any Internal 
you must still figure the tentative minimum tax (TMT) to       Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and return information 
figure your credit. Complete and attach the applicable         are confidential, as required by section 6103.
AMT form or schedule and enter the TMT on line 17.             The time needed to complete and file this form will vary 
                                                               depending on individual circumstances. The estimated 
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                                                               burden for taxpayers filing this form is approved under 
If you can’t use part of the personal portion of the credit    OMB control number 1545-0074 and 1545-0123 and is 
because of the tax liability limit, the unused credit is lost. included in the estimates shown in the instructions for their 
The unused personal portion of the credit can’t be carried     income tax return.
back or forward to other tax years.
                                                               If you have comments concerning the accuracy of 
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.    We ask for the              these time estimates or suggestions for making this form 
information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue     simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. See the 
laws of the United States. You are required to give us the     instructions for the tax return with which this form is filed.
information. We need it to ensure that you are complying 
with these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the 
right amount of tax.

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