Form 8910 E-file Error

[David]

TP has a 2006 Toyotal Prius Hybrid that he converted to plug-in electric in 2010.

On line 1 of Form 8910 I entered the year of the vehicle as 2006. I entered 11/10/10 on line 2 as the date vehicle was placed in service. I would think this is the date that the vehicle was converted to all electric.

The e-file check did not indicate any problems. However, after e-filing, the return was rejected with an error message saying that the vehicle year can not be less than 2009.

Am I supposed to enter 2010 as the vehicle year, indicating this is the date of the conversion? The instructions aren't clear on this.

Thanks.

[David1980]

I took a look through Publication 1346 (reject codes) and couldn't find anything that would reject for vehicle year on line 1. There's reject 1271 which indicates that line 18 less line 19 cannot be less than $0. That is, there must be some tax left after personal credits to reduce with the 8910 credit. And there's reject 1274 which indicates the date placed in service must be later than 12/31/2009 and before 01/01/2011.

What reject code are you getting?