tax credit: First Time Buyer Tax Credit 101
- 03/02/10 02:11 AM
First Time Buyer Tax Credit 101: Who is eligible to claim the tax credit? First-time home buyers purchasing any kind of home new or resale are eligible for the tax credit. To qualify for the tax credit, a home purchase must occur on or after January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. For the purposes of the tax credit, the purchase date is the date when closing occurs and the title to the property transfers to the home owner. What is the definition of a first-time home buyer? The law defines "first-time home buyer" as a buyer who has not … (1 comments)
tax credit: 100 days to go!!!
- 02/26/10 03:19 AM
November 6, 2009, Congress voted to extend and expand the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit program. There's 100 days left to claim it. The expiration date of the up-to-$8,000 tax credit has been pushed forward to spring, requiring homebuyers to be under contract for a home no later than April 30, 2010, and to be closed no later than June 30, 2010. In addition, "move-up" buyers were also added to the program's eligibility list meaning you don't have to be a first-time home buyer to be eligible for the tax credit. If you've lived in your home for 5 of the last … (2 comments)
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