You have to meet all of the rules to qualify for the first-time homebuyer credit.

Go to the IRS gov web site and use the search box for first-time homebuyer credit.

You will have to file a 1040 income tax return along with the form 5405 for this purpose.

Because of the documentation requirements for claiming the credit, taxpayers who claim the credit on their 2009 tax return must file a paper --- not electronic --- return and attach Form 5405, First-Time Homebuyer Credit and Repayment of the Credit (see the instructions for help with the form), and a properly executed copy of a settlement statement used to complete the purchase.

The first time homebuyer stimulus is in the form of a tax credit when you file your income tax next year. If your tax due is less than the combination of your withholding and the credit, you will receive a refund check. You would fill out IRS form 5405 to determine the tax credit that you are due.

Yes if this question is about the first time homebuyer tax credit and If you meet all of the rules to be a FTHB for this credit.

Go to the IRS gov website and use the search box for First-Time Homebuyer Credit

For qualifying purchases in 2010, you have the option of claiming the credit on either your 2009 or 2010 return.

Because of the documentation requirements for claiming the credit, taxpayers who claim the credit on their 2009 tax return must file a paper --- not electronic --- return and attach Form 5405, First-Time Homebuyer Credit and Repayment of the Credit (see the instructions for help with the form), and a properly executed copy of a settlement statement used to complete the purchase.

All forms and instruction are available at the IRS gov website using the search box for each form that you will need for this purpose.

You will have to meet all of the rules for this purpose.

For more details on the credit, visit the First-Time Homebuyer Credit page on IRS.gov.

A new version of Form 5405, First-Time Homebuyer Credit, will be available in the next few weeks. A taxpayer who purchases a home after Nov. 6 must use this new version of the form to claim the credit. Likewise, taxpayers claiming the credit on their 2009 returns, no matter when the house was purchased, must also use the new version of Form 5405. Taxpayers who claim the credit on their 2009 tax return will not be able to file electronically but instead will need to file a paper return.

A taxpayer who purchased a home on or before Nov. 6 and chooses to claim the credit on an original or amended 2008 return may continue to use the current version of Form 5405.

The First Time Homebuyer Credit is no longer in effect. Sorry.