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Tax Credit on used cars for out of state buyers?

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The story is this: under the old rules used EVs were eligible for up to $6000 in tax credit if they hadn't been registered in Colorado before. Under the new law there is a $5000 point-of-sale rebate (the dealer/store files for the rebate, as I understand it, and uses it as part of the down payment). The new rebate begins on January 1st, 2017 and applies to new cars only. So, no more used car tax credit after the end of this year. In order to claim the current tax credit you would need to register the car in Colorado and file a Colorado income tax return. With the new rebate I presume that the car would have to be registered in Colorado as part of the purchase process (but don't know for sure how it will work; the law is quite new).