My husband and I filed a joint tax return for the first time for the 2022 tax reporting year. We have received a notice that was only addressed to my husband from the IRS stating that they received our return but need more information to process it. They requested that he complete form 5405 and complete line 1 of the form. Line one states when did you dispose of the home. This form is for the first time homebuyer tax credit. I received a tax credit when I purchased my home in 2008. I was single and not married at the time. I did not get married until 2022 to my husband. I have been repaying the credit since 2010 in yearly 500 dollar payments tot he IRS. From what I understand when repayment is made, the tax preparer completes line 10 of the schedule 2 and the form 5405 is not necessary unless you dispose of the home. My tax preparer completed the form 5405 with our return, however I have not sold the home. I still own it. So I am not sure why he completed the form. We had a house built which was completed and closed on in October of 2022, but we did not move in the new home until 2023. We still used the home for which I received the credit as our main home in 2022. I don't know what to send them in response. Do they need form 5405 even though I still own the home and it was our home all of 2022. And if they don't need the form do I send them an amended return? Also can I pay the remaining 1000 balance off at once so this is no longer a problem when we file our return in the future?
