The Actual credit is $8000 (the $15,000 version was never passed).
Here are some of the key IRS Rulings and other answers applicable to the the 200+ questions I received on this credit:
- The Credit can be claimed in this year's tax return by filing an amendment using Form 5405. Qualifying taxpayers who buy a home this year before Dec. 1 can get up to $8,000, or $4,000 for married filing separately.
- The new $8000 credit can be used towards the down payment of a house bought in the credit qualifying period. You need to work with your lender to take advantage of this provision.
- Unfortunately you still have to pay back the existing $7,500 credit (for homes bought between April 8, 2008, and before December 31, 2008). Unlike the $8,000 credit passed recently, the existing credit was not made retroactive. You generally must repay the credit over a 15-year period in 15 equal installments, starting in 2010
- To be eligible for the home buyer credit, your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) must be less than $95,000 or $170,000 (if married filing jointly) for the relevant tax year. The phase-out of the credit begins when your MAGI exceeds $75,000 or $150,000 (married filing jointly), meaning the amount of credit received decreases after these limits.
- You cannot claim the credit if acquired your home by gift or inheritance OR if you acquired your home from a related person
- If you and your spouse claim the credit on a joint return, each spouse is treated as having been allowed half of the credit for purposes of repaying the credit. So the total amount claimable is still $8000.
- [Recent Update] If you are married joint filers, both partners must meet the first-time home buyer criteria. This is to prevent double dipping, but is biased against married couples since single filers also get the $8000 credit. So if you are planning to get married this year to someone who has owned a home - you may want to buy a home first and get married in 2010.
- If two or more unmarried individuals buy a main home, they can allocate the credit among the individual owners using any reasonable method. The total amount allocated cannot exceed the smaller of $7,500 ($8,000 if you purchased your home in 2009) or 10% of the purchase price. Note: A reasonable method is any method that does not allocate all or a part of the credit to a co-owner who is not eligible to claim that part of the credit (I would go with 50/50 as a reasonable method if one person is not eligible for the credit)
- The purchase date is how you decide which credit you are eligible for. Only homes purchase from Jan 1 2009 to Dec 1 2009 are eligible for the fully refundable $8000 credit. If you constructed your main home, you are treated as having purchased it on the date you first occupied it.
as far as your credit score goes, than answer is a resounding YES, that is a great credit score. Of course there are other factors such as your income, your work history, what kind of credit you currently have, what type of financing are you looking for, etc.
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Generally you have to list your home as an asset. But there are different kinds of bankruptcy, and if things work out, your home ownership could be protected. See a bankruptcy lawyer!!
You have to work on your credit until you can
The Home Buyers' Plan (HBP) is a program that allows you to withdraw up to $25,000 in a calendar year from your registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) to buy or build a qualifying home for yourself or for a related person with a disability.
they work for themselves. they are impartial in the buying process.
as far as your credit score goes, than answer is a resounding YES, that is a great credit score. Of course there are other factors such as your income, your work history, what kind of credit you currently have, what type of financing are you looking for, etc.
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if you have a good cosigner then all that matters is their credit and work history... if you renage on the deal they go after the cosigner
Often times, your bad credit may help you out in the situation of buying a home. There are federal mortgage problems that can help you find the right loan and bank to work with. There are numerous housing couseling agencies who can walk you through exactly who to contact in this situation.
It is possible to find a first time buyer's loan with bad credit. That being said, however, there are some things you should know. With bad credit, you are going to pay a higher interest rate than someone with good credit. You may have to come up with a larger down payment, and you might have to pay more points at closing. Because of the financial situation we are experiencing right now, credit has become tighter and more difficult to obtain, so you may have to try several lenders before you find one who will work with you. Good luck!
Absolutely not. Many credit counselling services complain that creditors won't work with them at all, so buyer beware.
YEP !! :) But buyer Beware - I've got a lot of calls from folks who were blindly ripped off Wayne Yes, it does work. Just make sure you deal with a reputable company. Consider finding a consultant that is a member of a trade association that is regulates the credit service industry. Credit Consultants Association is such an organization.
assuming you have to work 8 hrs a day and 20 days a month ... then 15000 a year === $7.8 per/hr
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The process of home short sales consists of a buyer offering a lower amount of money for a house than the seller originally had put it up for. For example, if a house was put up for å£120 000, a buyer offers å£110 000, this is a short sale.
Efficiency as a percent is output/input * 100%12000/15000 * 100% = 80% efficiency which makes sense, because it takes more work (input) than it give out (output). So the efficiency should be less than 100%.