GET UP TO $18,000 IN TAX CREDITS

 

$8,000 1st Time Buyer & $6,500 Move Up Buyer Federal Tax Credit

 

The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 has extended the tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence. It also authorized a tax credit of up to $6,500 for qualified repeat home buyers.
 

$8,000 First-time Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance

  • 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 unless the home is sold or ceases to be used as the buyer’s principal residence within three years after the initial purchase.
  • 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.
  • The tax credit now applies to sales occurring on or after January 1, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010. However, in cases where a binding sales contract is signed by April 30, 2010, a home purchase completed by June 30, 2010 will qualify.
  • 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.

The $6,500 Move-Up / Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit at a Glance

  • To be eligible to claim the tax credit, 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 unless the home is sold or ceases to be used as the buyer’s principal residence within three years after the initial purchase.
  • 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.
  • The credit is available for homes purchased after November 6, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010. However, in cases where a binding sales contract is signed by April 30, 2010, the home purchase qualifies provided it is completed by June 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.

For more information, please visit the following site:

http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/2009/home2.html

 

$10,000 California State Tax Credit

 

*California lawmakers have voted to extend a $10,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers.

The credit will apply to first-time buyers who purchase new or existing homes between May 1 and Dec. 31 of this year. It is for 5 percent of the purchase price, or up to $10,000.

 

California recently passed a tax break in the beginning of 2009 that capped the total credit available at $100 million on new homes purchased between March 1, 2009, and March 1, 2010.

The new bill allocates $200 million for more state tax credits – twice what was offered last year to 10,659 buyers of new, unoccupied homes. The state's newest housing stimulus will grant $100 million in tax credits to first-time buyers of existing homes and $100 million to anyone who buys a new, unoccupied home.

The state Franchise Tax Board on Tuesday estimated nearly 32,000 homeowners statewide might get the tax breaks. Buyers must close escrow or reserve a credit on or after May 1 and before or on Dec. 31 to qualify.

The State of California Franchise Tax Board will publish more information on the two tax credits by 5:00 PM, Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the following site:

http://www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/New_Home_Credit.shtml

*Sources: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/03/22/state/n181320D40.DTL#ixzz0j18qzNn0

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EKD36O1.htm

 

More details to follow. Check back with us again soon. To read more details of the previous California state tax credit, Click Here!

 

**The new California state tax credit may be used in conjuction with the recently enacted federal homebuyer tax credit of $8,000, for a combined total of up to $18,000.

 

 

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