{"id":242,"date":"2010-06-29T18:30:33","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T18:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=242"},"modified":"2010-06-29T18:30:33","modified_gmt":"2010-06-29T18:30:33","slug":"the-8000-first-time-home-buyer-credit-if-your-clients-have-already-closed-on-their-purchase-they-can-get-the-credit-back-from-uncle-sam-right-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=242","title":{"rendered":"The $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Credit&#8211;If Your Clients Have Already Closed on their Purchase, They Can Get the Credit Back from Uncle Sam Right Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For all of you who have clients who qualify for the First Time Home Buyer Credit, there is great news from the IRS. According to IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman, &#8220;this special tax feature can put money in their\u00a0 (the &#8220;Buyers&#8221;) pockets right now rather than waiting another year to claim the tax credit. This important change gives qualifying homeowners cash they do not have to pay back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The amount of the credit will &#8220;phase out&#8221; to taxpayers whose adjusted gross income is more than $75,000 or $150,000 for joint filers. This still leaves a large universe of eligible people who can get cash back as soon as their amended\u00a02008 return is processed.<\/p>\n<p>For those readers of this post in Massachusetts, please be aware that I have located a reliable Massachusetts-based\u00a0tax accountant who will prepare an amended 2008 Tax retrurn for eligible individuals on favorable payment\u00a0terms. Contact me if you wish, and I will put you in touch.<\/p>\n<p>This immediate opportunity for your Buyers to get cash right away seems like a great\u00a0chance for you to re-connect and give your Buyers the good news. We always say we will do this, but this is a golden opportunity that should not be overlooked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For all of you who have clients who qualify for the First Time Home Buyer Credit, there is great news from the IRS. According to IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman, &#8220;this special tax feature can put money in their\u00a0 (the &#8220;Buyers&#8221;) pockets right now rather than waiting another year to claim the tax credit. This important &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=242\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Credit&#8211;If Your Clients Have Already Closed on their Purchase, They Can Get the Credit Back from Uncle Sam Right Away<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[47,1],"tags":[5467,46],"class_list":["post-242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marketing","category-uncategorized","tag-marketing","tag-tax-implications"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":752,"url":"https:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=752","url_meta":{"origin":242,"position":0},"title":"The Senate approved a measure to extend the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit","date":"July 1, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The Senate approved a measure to extend the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit until September 30, 2010","rel":"","context":"In &quot;closing&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":349,"url":"https:\/\/blog.topbev.com\/?p=349","url_meta":{"origin":242,"position":1},"title":"Year End Real Estate Tax Adjustments&#8211;A Great Marketing Opportunity to Reconnect With Your Buyer Customer","date":"July 9, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"In Massachusetts, where I have practiced real estate law since 1968, the fiscal year for local real estate taxes begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. 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