I received the homebuyer credit in 2008, got divorced in 2014 and sold the home in 2016. I also got re-married in 2016. The irs site says I only owe 1/2 of the amount due, so this is a mismatch from what is being submitted; the irs site, it thinks I am st

[TaxGuyBill]

You question got cut off.  What do you think is wrong?  In most cases, you and your ex-spouse would each owe half of the remaining payment.

[ryan_jen]

I guess that is my question. Does my ex spouse owe half of the home was awarded to me in the divorce? Also, within turbotax it is autocalculating the amount I need to pay and won't let me change this to the amount needed to match the IRS site. That mismatch is what is causing the rejection. TurboTax only let's me enter the entire amount due $3500, but the irs site says $1750 is owed by me if married...the main question would be if the ex spouse needs to pay.

[TaxGuyBill · Accepted solution]

In your original question, you didn't say that you were awarded the house in the divorce.  That does change things, and you owe the entire amount.  The IRS lookup for the 2008 credit probably does not know that you were awarded the house.

From the IRS website:

S14. During their marriage, Taxpayer A and B purchased a home together and claimed the credit. Later they divorced and Taxpayer A transferred the home to Taxpayer B under the divorce decree. Taxpayer A did not keep any interest in the home. Are repayments waived for Taxpayer A?

A. If the home was purchased in 2008, Taxpayer A is no longer required to repay any remaining amount of the credit. Taxpayer B now is responsible to repay the entire remaining amount of the credit in equal annual installments.

https://www.irs.gov/uac/first-time-homebuyer-credit-scenarios