Archive for July of 2009

New Real Estate Listings

July 28, 2009
$ 59,900 Hardy CABIN IN THE OZARK MTS! - 1 bedroom 1 bath 720 sqft 3 acres
$ 42,000 Highland ACREAGE! - 14 acres
$ 26,000 Hardy 255' ON SPRING RIVER!!! - 7.81 acres
$ 7,000 Highland RESIDENTIAL LOT! - 0.63 acres

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FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT

July 17, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced that taxpayers who qualify for the first-time homebuyer credit and purchase a home this year before Dec. 1 have a special option available for claiming the tax credit either on their 2008 tax returns by amending it or on their 2009 tax returns next year.

Qualifying taxpayers who buy a home this year before Dec. 1 can get up to $8,000, or $4,000 for married filing separately.

“For first-time homebuyers this year, this special feature can put money in their pockets right now rather than waiting another year to claim the tax credit," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “This important change gives qualifying homebuyers cash they do not have to pay back.”

The IRS has posted a revised version of Form 5405, First-Time Homebuyer Credit, on IRS.gov. The revised form incorporates provisions from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The instructions to the revised Form 5405 provide additional information on who can and cannot claim the credit, income limitations and repayment of the credit.

This year, qualifying taxpayers who buy a home before Dec. 1, 2009, can claim the credit on either their 2008 or 2009 tax returns. They do not have to repay the credit, provided the home remains their main home for 36 months after the purchase date. They can claim 10 percent of the purchase price up to $8,000, or $4,000 for married individuals filing separately.

The amount of the credit begins to phase out for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income is more than $75,000, or $150,000 for joint filers.

For purposes of the credit, you are considered to be a first-time homebuyer if you, and your spouse if you are married, did not own any other main home during the three-year period ending on the date of purchase.

New Real Estate Listings

July 11, 2009
$ 69,900 Evening Shade SMALL TOWN LIVING! - 2 bedroom 2 bath 1176 sqft 0.88 acres

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New Real Estate Listings

July 03, 2009
$ 174,900 Melbourne PARADISE IN THE OZARKS!! - 2 bedroom 2 bath 1680 sqft 3.12 acres

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