{"id":25537,"date":"2009-09-21T10:17:54","date_gmt":"2009-09-21T10:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatsthepointofaventura.com\/2009\/09\/21\/is-there-time-left-to-take-advantage-of-the-8000-tax-credit\/"},"modified":"2019-04-23T20:55:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:55:38","slug":"is-there-time-left-to-take-advantage-of-the-8000-tax-credit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/is-there-time-left-to-take-advantage-of-the-8000-tax-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There Time Left To Take Advantage Of The $8,000 Tax Credit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a id=\"aptureLink_HfBg0ZDH0O\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American%20Recovery%20and%20Reinvestment%20Act%20of%202009\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009<\/span><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1941\" src=\"http:\/\/whatsthepointofaventura.com\/files\/2009\/09\/First-Time-Homebuyer-Tax-Credit-framed.jpg\" alt=\"First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit \" width=\"210\" height=\"251\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Eligible buyers must close by December 1, 2009 so it&#8217;s important to select a residence soon to make sure you don&#8217;t get left out.\u00a0 The credit applies to first-time homebuyers, as well as individuals who have not owned a principal residence in the 3-year period prior to the purchase, and applies to homes purchased between January 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009.\u00a0 The tax credit is equal to 10% of the purchase price, but capped at $8,000.\u00a0 Certain income restrictions apply so be sure to visit <strong><a title=\"www.irs.gov\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.irs.gov<\/a><\/strong> to learn more about eligibility requirements and limitations.<\/p>\n<p>The credit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>applies to purchases that close before December 1, 2009<\/li>\n<li>applies only to homes used as the taxpayer&#8217;s principal residence<\/li>\n<li>reduces a taxpayer&#8217;s tax bill or increases his or her refund, dollar for dollar<\/li>\n<li>is fully refundable, meaning the credit will be paid out to eligible tax payers, even if they owe no tax or the credit is more than the tax owed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Recovery:\u00a0 First-Time Homebuyer Credit<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><object classid=\"d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/xRZiziAWOq0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6&amp;border=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"445\" height=\"364\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/xRZiziAWOq0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6&amp;border=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"First-Time Homebuyer Credit Q&amp;A: Basic Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/article\/0,,id=206291,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First-Time Homebuyer Credit Questions and Answers: Basic Information<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>For more information please contact me at (305) 329-4929 or solovay.m@ewm.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Eligible buyers must close by December 1, 2009 so it&#8217;s important to select a residence soon to make sure you don&#8217;t get left out.\u00a0 The credit applies to first-time homebuyers, as well as individuals who have not owned a principal residence in the 3-year period prior to the<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/is-there-time-left-to-take-advantage-of-the-8000-tax-credit\/\" class=\"themebutton2\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5555,"featured_media":130092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[11767],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is There Time Left To Take Advantage Of The $8,000 Tax Credit? 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