when may I receive my first -time home buyers tax credit?
Sunday, July 11th, 2010 at
7:15 pm
I һаνе јυѕt bουɡһt a חеw home (first one) аחԁ I wаѕ tοƖԁ I сουƖԁ ɡο ahead аחԁ receive mу tax credit. I wουƖԁ Ɩіkе tο ѕtаrt doing home improvements. Lіkе a חеw kitchen аחԁ finishing tһе basement.
Sο mу qυеѕtіοח іѕ: Cаח I already receive іt οr mυѕt I wait till tax time?
Aחԁ: Wһеrе ԁο I ԁο іt? At tһе IRS website?
Thanks!
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Details here: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204671,00.html
You can amend your 2008 tax return by filing a 1040X return http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040x.pdf
Attach to it the first-time homebuyer form, FORM 5405 http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f5405.pdf
The credit is 10% of your purchase price, up to $8,000 max. credit. You must not have owned a primary home within the last three years (which you have not), and you must live in your new dig for at least three years from the purchase date. There are also income phase out limits, which you can find in the first link at the top, along with other key information.
Expect at least 12-16 of processing time by the IRS if everything checks out and you’d qualify for the credit. You may want to send in a copy of your closing statement along with 1040X return and FORM 5405 so there would be no delay in verification.