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Soon you may be able to buy a new stove or dryer, and the federal government will pay you back for the entire thing. Programs in the Inflation Reduction Act can mean big savings for your family. 5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur talks more about this.

NEVER MISS A FLOWS. YOU CAN WATCH AT NOVEMBER 19TH STARTING AT 9 ON SOON. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BUY A NEW STOVE OR DRYER IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PAY YOU BACK FOR THE ENTIRE THING. >> PROGRAMS IN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT CAN MEAN BIG SAVINGS FOR YOUR FAMILY. 5 ON YOUR SIDE'S KEELY. ARTHUR IS LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR MONEY. >> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THROUGH THESE INCENTIVES. BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN THEY START AND KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME VERY SPECIFIC RULES FOR EACH PROGRAM. HOW DOES A SOUND? AMAZING? YEAH. I WOULD LOVE ONE DEPENDING ON YOUR IN COMMON WHERE YOU LIVE. YOU COULD SOON GET LAWN 2023. IS GOING TO BE A BIG YEAR. >> WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A LOT OF THINGS AND GET YOUR MONEY. >> HERE'S AN EXAMPLE. SOME WILL BE ABLE TO GET BIG REBATES ON APPLIANCES LIKE AN ELECTRIC STOVE OR DRYER. PEOPLE MAKING 80% OF THE AREA'S MEDIAN INCOME CAN GET UP TO 840 BUCKS BACK. LOOKING AT RALEIGH CENSUS DATA FROM 2020 HOUSEHOLDS MAKING LESS THAN $55,000 WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT REBATE AND HOUSEHOLDS MAKING UP TO $104,000 A YEAR COULD STILL GET A $420 REBATE THAT YOU PAY FOR IT UP FRONT AND THEN THEY SAY, YEAH, MAYBE BEST KNOWN PROBLEM IS WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE PROGRAM STARTS. IT MAY BE BY THE END OF 2023, BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER NEW AND EXPANDED FEDERAL TAX CREDITS. ALL TIED TO ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS. YOU CAN SAVE UP TO $1000 ON SOME OF THESE THINGS. >> SO THIS IS CRAZY MONEY OUT THERE. 30% OFF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM SPOT FROM 2022. THROUGH 2032 STARTING NEXT YEAR UP TO $1200 A YEAR OFF CERTAIN DOORS AND WINDOWS AND UP TO $4,000 OFF A USED ELECTRIC VEHICLE OR OFF A NEW ONE. >> BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW CONDITIONS HAVE TO MAKE SURE IS MADE IN THE EYE, NOT AMERICA. >> YOU CAN EVEN GETTING THE DOES GET IT FROM ANYWHERE. AND THAT'S WE'RE TALKING TO A TAX PRO NOW CAN HELP. >> SO THAT, YOU KNOW, COME TAX TIME, YOU'LL BE GETTING A BIG REFUND INSTEAD OF A SURPRISE TAX BILL IS KIND OF HARD, SOMETIMES GET PEOPLE TO WANT TO DO THE PLANNING FOR. >> THEY CAN'T SEE ALL OF THE BENEFIT IN DOING THE PLANNING FOR UNTIL YOU TELL THEM WE CAN SIT DOWN SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, OUR TAKES WHAT OUR TAX IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. NOW. WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME VERY SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ON WHEN THESE PROGRAMS START AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW UP ON WRAL DOT COM. AND REMEMBER, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING. >> FILING YOUR TAXES, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR TAX PROS EVENT TOMORROW FROM 04:00PM TO 07:00PM KEELY. ARTHUR, 5 ON YOUR SIDE >> AND HERE'S A LOOK THAT PHONE NUMBER. IT IS 919-234-5007, THE PHONE LINES

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