$8000 first time home buyer tax credit?

I have read that a cosigner is eligible for the credit if they are a first time home buyer but does this person need to be on the mortgage to receive the tax credit or simply on the deed? Federal Housing states: "However, unmarried joint purchasers...

I read that I have to file my taxes in order to receive my $8,000 first time home buyer credit. Thing is I have been unemployed so I have no taxes to file. How do I go about doing this? Anyone know the correct way for me to claim my $8000 first time...

Hello, I know qualified first time home buyers are now able to get a tax credit of up to 8000 if purchased before April 2010. If the home is originally rented to someone when the purchase takes place although it will be my prncipal residence does this...

Do you have to pay back the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit? i know you have to stay in the house for 3 years, but i got different answers about if i have to pay it back in 15 years on never have to pay back. i just need to know if its a yes or...

I am in the process of buying my first home, and I am wondering how the $8000 tax credit will help me if at all. I have never owed anything on my taxes, I have always got a refund. ...show more

If we get the $8000 tax credit for buying a home, is this considered taxable income when we file our taxes the following year?

My boyfriend and I are buying a house that his dad is building. I've read that buying a house from a relative excludes you from the tax credit; but I've also read that for unmarried couples, if one person does not qualify, their partner can still claim...

My mom bought a house in city A, IN in 2002, and she paid off the house during that year. In 2007, she tranfered the deed's tittle ONLY to me (my wife doesn't have any record on that house). Now, my wife bought a house in city B IN, and she tries to...

What is the length of time required to own the home until he is no longer liable to refund the tax credit?