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IRS Warns Taxpayers to Beware of First-Time Homebuyer Credit Fraud

Abdelouahab Aitelhadj (Amana Green Realty) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:09:11 -0500

IR-2009-69, July 29, 2009

WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service today announced its first successful prosecution related to fraud involving the first-time homebuyer credit and warned taxpayers to beware of this type of scheme.

On Thursday July 23, 2009, a Jacksonville, Fla.-tax preparer, James Otto Price III, pled guilty to falsely claiming the first-time homebuyer credit on a client's federal tax return. Price faces the possibility of up to three years in jail, a fine of as much as $250,000, or both.

To date, the IRS has executed seven search warrants and currently has 24 open criminal investigations in pursuit of potential instances of fraud involving the credit. The agency has a number of sophisticated computer screening tools to quickly identify returns that may contain fraudulent claims for the first-time homebuyer credit.

"We will vigorously pursue anyone who falsely tries to claim this or any other tax credit or deduction," said Eileen Mayer, Chief, IRS Criminal Investigation. "The penalties for tax fraud are steep. Taxpayers should be wary of anyone who promises to get them a big refund."

Whether a taxpayer prepares his or her own return or uses the services of a paid preparer, it is the taxpayer who is ultimately responsible for the accuracy of the return. Fraudulent returns may result not only in the required payment of back taxes but also in penalties and interest.

First-Time Homebuyer Credit

The First-Time Homebuyer Credit, originally passed in 2008 and modified in 2009, provides up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers. The purchaser, however, must qualify as a first-time homebuyer, which for purposes of this credit means someone who has not owned a primary residence in the past three years. If the taxpayer is married, this requirement also applies to the taxpayer's spouse. The home purchase must close before Dec. 1, 2009, to qualify, and the credit may not be claimed on the purchaser's tax return until after the taxpayer closes and has purchased the home.

Another Rash of Foreclosures Coming Soon

Abdelouahab Aitelhadj (Amana Green Realty) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:17:23 -0500

Some economic observers are predicting another wave of foreclosures later this summer or in the fall. That's because lenders that have held off on foreclosures as part of President Obama's plan will now move forward aggressively to clear the backlog of troubled mortgages.

Rising foreclosures will further depress home values, says Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com, who calculates that 15.4 million home owners-one in five of those with first mortgages-will be underwater.

Seth Wheeler, a senior adviser to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, says the government is "unlikely to implement another moratorium."

But Wheeler says the government plans to put in place some programs that encourage lenders to try some alternatives to foreclosure.

Source: Chicago Tribune, Don Lee (07/06/2009

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