Taxpayers can gain up to $500 in tax reductions by buying an exterior door that is ENERGY STAR® qualified. To assist taxpayers in getting maximum advantage of the scheme, Therma-Tru corp. has created a website named MyEnergyTax.com. The website provides links to IRS forms that can be downloaded and submitted to get tax waiver. The site also has a list of the Therma-Tru® corp. exterior doors that qualify the eligibility set under the energy efficiency norm to gain federal tax credits. A senior official of Therma-Tru® Corppration quoted that a tax rebate of $500 is offered on ENERGY STAR® exterior door upgrades from 1st Jan, 2011 to 31st Dec. This is as per the H.R. 483 act that on December 17, 2010 was signed into law. The law states that homeowners can get up to ten percent rebate (which can go up to a maximum of $500) on all installations of ENERGY STAR exterior doors.
Apart from links to IRS site, MyEnergyTax.com website has additional links to government’s ENERGY STAR program and National Fenestration Rating Council. Users can also find a detailed FAQ in which some of the commonly asked questions of users have been answered. Information on how federal tax credit rebate can be sought on exterior doors is also provided. Customers have a number of good choices in exterior door category that are Energy Star compliant. Fiberglass entry doors offers a lot of energy saving to users. In fact, they save up to four times more energy than wooden doors. This means that other than tax rebates, users will be getting advantage of reduced electricity bills.
Therma-Tru that has been a leading fiberglass designer in past decades has provided many designer tools on its website that can help users selecting a good energy efficient designs for their home. The software tool (www.thermatru.com/products/door-designer/)) let users select different doors and drag and drop over a House framework that let them check how the door would look like in real life. Users can also select among the range of colors and additional designs that are available. Apart from doors, homemakers can also select various ranges available in house façade, roof, and other exteriors. Another tool called the “My Saved Doors” (located at http://www.thermatru.com/MyThermaTru) enables homeowners to upload pictures of their home online and then apply their selections on the home. The final picture of the home with completed accessories can then be downloaded or uploaded on various social networking sites to share it with friends and relatives. The PICTURE PERFECT™ VIRTUAL DESIGNER tool available on the site helps users to do a variety of things with external Home Décor. These tools have been designed so that users are able to design their house in manner that is aesthetically pleasing as well as energy efficient. Dealers or contractors can use these tools to decide upon the final design of the external home accessories. A personalized copy of the tools can be ordered from www.thermatru.com/orderPP. www.thermatru.com also provides a good collection of decorative glass packages and fiberglass entry doors to users. More information on government tax rebates can be found on by visiting www.energystar/taxcredit and MyEnergyTax.com.