Category Archives: Homeowners

Home Provided by Employer

Today TaxMama hears from Joe in Maryland with an interesting problem. “I have been offered a great job but I am a little concerned about having to move from my home to the home that is owned by the company that wants to hire me. I will be required to reside in the company home […]

Taxable Social Security Income

Today TaxMama hears from Petey in Texas who is concerned. “I had to withdraw about $10,000 for air conditioner replacement and other household maintenance from my annuities. Because of these withdrawals, my taxable Social Security income has gone from $4,800 last year to $13,000. this year. Does this sound right to you? Could I be […]

Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit

Today TaxMama hears from Gordon in New Jersey who asks, “Can we still claim a tax credit on our 2008 tax return for replacement windows?https://www.thescanfoundation.org/wp-content/languages/new/clomid.html ”

Deposit on House

Today TaxMama hears from Sheila in Pennsylvania with this question. “My daughter gave a personal friend $8,000.00 & signed a sale of agreement to purchase a house owned by the friend. After getting the money, the person changed her mind & said she would put the house in the hands of a real estate agent. […]

How to Waste First Time Homebuyers Credit

Today TaxMama hears from Kevin in Ohio who wants proof.https://www.epsa-online.org/wp-content/languages/new/vibramycin.html “I want to buy my first home before December 1, 2009, but not move into it until April 2010. Do I actually have to be living in it by November 30, 2009 to qualify for the First-Time Homebuyers Credit?https://www.epsa-online.org/wp-content/languages/new/ivermectin.html Is there some written proof? I […]

Deducting Travel to 2nd Home

Today TaxMama hears from Matt in Texas who is quite creative. “I sold a second home last year and am wondering if I can claim my travel expenses to and from this property over the course of 3 years of ownership. The property was 350 miles from my primary residence and in a neighboring state. […]

First-Time Homebuyers Have Several Options to Maximize New Tax Credit

WASHINGTON — As part of the Treasury Department’s consumer outreach effort and with the April 15 individual tax filing deadline approaching, the Internal Revenue Service today began a concerted effort to educate taxpayers about additional options at their disposal to claim the new $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit for 2009 home purchases. For people who recently […]

Fiance Wants to Buy Her House

Today TaxMama hears from Margot in Tennessee, who tells us, “My daughter’s fiance would like to buy her house from her to benefit from the $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers. They are wondering now if he could qualify for this benefit. He has good credit and is a first time home buyer. […]

Two Friends own House

Today TaxMama hears from Bill in New Jersey, with this story. “ I am living with my girlfriend.https://www.fiercereads.com/wp-content/languages/new/dissertation-writers.html We both work and bought a house together in July of 2008.https://www.fiercereads.com/wp-content/languages/new/thesis-writer.html We can both use the mortgage interest write offs on our taxes. Is it possible to simply take the total interest we paid last year […]

Moving Back Into Rental

Today TaxMama hears from Ron in Reno, who wants to know, “My wife and I have a rental house that we lived in from 1971 to 1979. We have rented it out ever since then.buy generic strattera online blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/buygeneric/strattera.html no prescription Can we rent out our present house and then move back into the rental […]

Fiance and Homebuyers Credit

Today TaxMama hears from Jennifer in Alabama, who tells us, “I have never owned a home and will be purchasing one in June 2009.https://gilbertroaddental.com/wp-content/languages/new/levaquin.html My fiance did own a home within the last year. To qualify for the $8k first-time homebuyer tax credit, will I have to carry the mortgage loan myself?”