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Enhanced Tax Credit
Provides Outstanding Opportunity for Home Buyers on New
Homes under $800,000 that Have Been Reduced in Price by
Builders!
A tax credit of $8,000 currently exists for
first-time homebuyers who will close on a home by November
30, 2009. This credit was set to expire on December 1, but
because of a continued weak economy and the efforts
of Realtors, it will now remain in effect through the end
of June 2010. To qualify, buyers must sign a contract
before April 30, 2010 and close on the property by June 30,
2010.
Additionally and perhaps of even greater
consequence, the signed law offers a new $6,500 tax credit
for current homeowners looking to buy up. This new
credit is intended to reach those who have patiently waited
for the right time to buy. Those who have used their home as
their primary residence for five consecutive years out of
the last eight can claim the credit.
Congress substantially increased the income limits on the tax
breaks as well. Individuals earning less than $125,000 will
now be eligible (currently $75,000), and married couples
with income less than $225,000 who file jointly are eligible
(up from $150,000).
Unlike the $7,500 tax credit enacted in
2008……….the New $8,000 tax credit does not have to be
Repaid!
Here is an example of how it works: If a qualified home buyer expected, notwithstanding the
tax credit, a federal income tax liability of $5,000 and had
tax withholding of $4,000 for the year, then without the tax
credit the taxpayer would owe the IRS $1,000 on April 15th.
Suppose now that the taxpayer qualified for the $8,000 home
buyer tax credit. As a result, the taxpayer
would
receive a check
for $7,000…………..$8,000 minus the $1,000 owed!
For a List of New Homes Reduced in Price and to See if You
Qualify for the $8,000 Tax Credit Call the Number Below or
Click here to get started
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