buy now and get $8ooo back from the IRS

The following information can be extremely helpful in educating buyers in our "buyers' market"

New Stimulus Bill: What You Need to KnowOn February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law HR 1, The American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009, a $789 billion economic stimulus bill. With more than 700 pages of legislation, the stimulus bill seems to have addressed everything from homelessness to home-buying incentives. But in this article we'll focus only on the provisions that directly affect our industry.

$8,000 tax credit – First-time home buyers (anyone who hasn't owned a home in the last three years) can claim a credit worth up to $8,000 (or 10% of the home's value, whichever is less) on their 2008 or 2009 taxes for a primary residence purchased from January 1st, 2009 to December 1, 2009. Unlike the $7,500 credit from the previous stimulus bill, this is a true tax credit, in that it doesn't have to be repaid, as long as the buyers remain in the home for at least 3 years.

It's not the $15,000 credit that Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association Realtors (NAR) wanted to see. But, Yun said, "The $8,000 credit will bring an additional 300,000 new homebuyers into the market. The credit could also create a domino effect," he said, "because each first-time homebuyer sale will lead to two more trade-up transactions down the line." See NAR's detailed comparison between the $7,500 and $8,000 tax credits.

Qualified buyers, however, can apply for the credit on their tax returns in either 2008 or 2009 – which a great opportunity for your clients to put some money in their pockets right now. Qualified taxpayers who have already completed their returns and filed for the $7,500 credit can file amended returns for 2008 to claim the credit. The following release from the IRS has all the information your clients need to claim the credit on their 2008 taxes, including a link to the tax form itself.

Yours in Staying Updated,

Brian Bacon
GRS GRI ABR MRE
Bacon Ent., Inc.
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