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Deductions & credits

Taken from IRS website:  https://www.irs.gov/uac/first-time-homebuyer-credit-scenarios

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. If they purchased the home in 2009 or 2010, and Taxpayer B sells or stops using the home as her main home the home within 36 months after the purchase date, Taxpayer B must repay the entire amount of the credit if there is gain on the sale of the home.

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