Register your dealership to enable credits for clean vehicle buyers

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Clean vehicle dealers and sellers must use this online tool to register with the IRS and to submit time-of-sale reports. Licensed dealers can also register to receive advance payments to offset the amount of a tax credit that was applied toward a customer's purchase price.

All time-of-sale reports for vehicles placed in service in 2024 and forward must be submitted through the IRS Energy Credits Online (ECO) portal.

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First time users

Register your business

Once you reach the Energy Credits Online (ECO) portal, you'll see several options. Click the Vehicle Dealers and Sellers link.

Returning users

Access your registered business information

Once you reach the Energy Credits Online (ECO) portal, you'll see several options. Click the Vehicle Dealers and Sellers link.

What you'll need

The IRS uses ID.me, a technology provider, to provide identity verification and sign-in services.

  • If you have an ID.me account, sign in using your existing account.
  • If you're a new user, have your photo identification ready. Verify your personal identity – not your business information – with ID.me.

Once you sign in, follow the instructions to register your business. You'll need to be an authorized representative of the business with the following pieces of information:

  • Your business's employer ID number (EIN)
  • Business name and address
  • If you're a licensed dealer that will receive advance payments, your dealership's license number and bank routing and account numbers

You'll use the business tax account application to complete this registration. See below for a detailed user guide and other information that might help you through this process.

Who can use this

Dealers and sellers of clean vehicles must use this online tool to register and report clean vehicle sales that occur on or after January 1, 2024. This includes manufacturers who sell directly to customers.

Once registered, dealers and sellers must use this tool to furnish required information to the IRS for those vehicles to be eligible for a credit under IRC 30D and IRC 25E (and for the buyers to receive credits).

A licensed dealer will be able to receive advance payments about 15 days after a successful advance payment registration.

Accessing this tool lets you:

  • Register the dealership
  • Review registration details
  • Update business information
  • Designate employees who are authorized by your organization to access this tool
  • Submit time-of-sale reports for new vehicles
  • Review submitted time-of-sale reports

Licensed dealers can also:

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