markb1
Active Member
Does Tesla have you fill out anything for the rebate?
Per Topic B, Question 9 from https://www.irs.gov/pub/taxpros/fs-2023-08.pdf
Regarding the second bullet, if there are two registered owners, Tesla has to pick one for the seller report, and they have to provide that owner's taxpayer identification number (SSN for most people), which they'd have to obtain somehow. So is there something we'd fill out at delivery to tell Tesla which owner is going to apply for the credit, along with that owner's SSN?
So, I did figure this out, I think. When you add the registration details, it asks for your SSN for tax credit purposes. I'm not sure it asked when I first made my order (maybe I forgot), but it asked when I updated the registrant information. It actually asked both registrants, with nothing saying they can only submit the seller report for one registrant. I think the right think to do if for the registrant that will claim the credit to give their SSN, and the other registrant should opt-out.