Qualifications for First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit
Friday, March 26, 2010There are many benefits home buyers can enjoy from home buyers tax credit. First of all, first time home buyers can be eligible to receive up to 10% credit of their home purchase price with $8,000 maximum credit while repeat home buyers can be eligible to receiver up to $6,500 tax credit. Though these are really beneficial, you need to see what are the qualifications for first time home buyer tax credit.
The home buyer must not have owned principal residence during 3 years prior to purchase of the new home. The home buyer must also have contract already in place before the 30th of April 2010 and deal must be closed before the 30th of June, 2010. The purchase price for the new home could not exceed $800,000. The following requirements are also needed: credit phase out $125,00 and $145,000 of the modified adjusted gross for single tax filers, range of $225,000 to $245,000 for married couples and modified adjusted gross income that equates to adjusted gross income reported on tax returns for average persons.
Home buyers can not buy home from relative or descendant. New home should be the principal residence of the buyer for at least three years after purchase. Home buyers may not take this credit if they claimed as dependent on the return of someone else.
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