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Have you received a Notice of Default on your property? What are your plans? Do you plan to walk away or do you want to try a Short Sale which has much less damage to your credit and helps you save face? You need a plan of action and if you want to buy some time, stay in the home until it sells and save up some money - then contact:
Kathleen Lordbock REALTOR/Staging & Short Sale Specialist
Keller Williams Realty Brainerd Lakes
Don't just walk away - there is hope, there is help!
First-Time Homebuyer Credit Questions and Answers: Repaying the Credit You may find yourself working with a seller this year who purchased a home in 2008-2011 and received the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. Bellow are two links directing you to the IRS web site that provides information regarding repayment requirements for the credit and the form the IRS requires your seller to fill out. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=253009,00.html http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f5405--2011.pdf Some highlights: If your home was purchased in 2008, all remaining annual installments become due on the return for the year of sale. The repayment is limited to the amount of gain on the sale, if the home is sold to an unrelated taxpayer. If there is no gain or if there is a loss on the sale, the remaining annual installments may be reduced or even eliminated. If the home is sold to a related person, the total amount of the credit must be repaid. Taxpayers may want to consult a tax professional to determine the tax consequences of a sale. If your home was purchased in 2009 or later, and your home stops being your main home within 36 months from your date of purchase, you may need to repay all or part of the credit. The repayment of your credit is an increase to tax on your tax return for the year the home stops being your main home.
Kathleen Lordbock REALTOR/Staging & Short Sale Specialist
Keller Williams Realty Brainerd Lakes
Don't just walk away - there is hope, there is help!
First-Time Homebuyer Credit Questions and Answers: Repaying the Credit You may find yourself working with a seller this year who purchased a home in 2008-2011 and received the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. Bellow are two links directing you to the IRS web site that provides information regarding repayment requirements for the credit and the form the IRS requires your seller to fill out. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=253009,00.html http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f5405--2011.pdf Some highlights: If your home was purchased in 2008, all remaining annual installments become due on the return for the year of sale. The repayment is limited to the amount of gain on the sale, if the home is sold to an unrelated taxpayer. If there is no gain or if there is a loss on the sale, the remaining annual installments may be reduced or even eliminated. If the home is sold to a related person, the total amount of the credit must be repaid. Taxpayers may want to consult a tax professional to determine the tax consequences of a sale. If your home was purchased in 2009 or later, and your home stops being your main home within 36 months from your date of purchase, you may need to repay all or part of the credit. The repayment of your credit is an increase to tax on your tax return for the year the home stops being your main home.
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