Tax Credit Extended-Good News For Lake Tahoe
November 10, 2009
$8,000 Homebuyer tax credit extended and expanded until 4/30/10
$6,500 Existing home owners tax credit included
How it works
· The $8,000 tax credit is for first-time home buyers only. For the tax credit program, the IRS defines a first-time home buyer as someone who has not owned a principal residence during the three-year period prior to the purchase.
· The tax credit does not have to be repaid.
· The tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase price up to a maximum of $8,000.
· The tax credit applies only to homes priced at $800,000 or less.
· For homes purchased on or after January 1, 2009 and on or before November 6, 2009, the income limits are $75,000 for single taxpayers and $150,000 for married couples filing jointly.
· For homes purchased after November 6, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010, single taxpayers with incomes up to $125,000 and married couples with incomes up to $225,000 qualify for the full tax credit.
How the $6,500 Repeat Home Buyer Move-Up Tax Credit works
· Buyers must have owned and lived in their previous home for five consecutive years out of the last eight years.
· The tax credit does not have to be repaid.
· The tax credit is equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase price up to a maximum of $6,500.
· The tax credit applies only to homes priced at $800,000 or less.
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· Single taxpayers with incomes up to $125,000 and married couples with incomes up to $225,000 qualify for the full tax credit.
For more information visit www.realtor.org
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