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First-Time Homebuyer Credit Documentation Requirements
Are you confused about the First-Time Homebuyer documentation requirements? The IRS recognizes that the settlement documents can vary from location to location, so here are five tips to clarify the documentation requirements.
New Homebuyer Credit Form 5405 Released
The IRS also reminded homebuyers that the new documentation requirements mean that taxpayers claiming the credit cannot file electronically and must file paper returns. Taxpayers can still file online for free to prepare their returns, but the returns…
Taxpayers: Beware of First-Time Homebuyer Credit Fraud
The Internal Revenue Service today announced its first successful prosecution related to fraud involving the first-time homebuyer credit and warned taxpayers to beware of this type of scheme.
A Florida tax preparer pled guilty to falsely claiming the first-time homebuyer credit on a client’s federal tax return.
First-Time Homebuyers Have Several Options to Maximize New Tax Credit
As part of the Treasury Department’s consumer outreach effort and with the April 15 individual tax filing deadline approaching, the Internal Revenue Service today began a concerted effort to educate taxpayers about additional options at their disposal to claim the new $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit for 2009 home purchases. For people who recently purchased [...]
