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Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit
The Home Buyer Tax Credit is now better than ever!
On Nov. 6, President Obama signed into law new legislation that gives first-time home buyers more time to qualify for the $8,000 tax credit and creates a new $6,500 tax credit for certain repeat buyers. It also increases the income limits to qualify for the full credit to $125,000 for single taxpayers and $225,000 for married couples.
A tax credit of up to $8,000 is available for first-time home buyers purchasing on or after January 1, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2009. In cases where a binding sales contract is signed by April 30, 2010, a home purchase completed by June 30, 2010 will qualify.
A tax credit of up to $6,500 is available for repeat home buyers who have owned a home for five consecutive years out of the prior eight years. The repeat home buyer tax credit applies to houses sold after November 6, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010. In cases where a binding sales contract is signed by April 30, 2010, a home purchase completed by June 30, 2010 will qualify.
Income limits of $125,000 for individuals and $225,000 for married couples filing jointly apply to all sales occurring after Nov. 6, 2009.
The income limits for sales occurring on or after January 1, 2009 and on or before November 6, 2009 are $75,000 for individual taxpayers and $150,000 for married couples filing jointly.