This first time homebuyer credit is a nightmare. I gave the home up in a divorce in 2018. I am no longer responsible for the credit. He is as he wanted the house. But now i am responsible to file a form 5405 every year to prove i am not responsible for it. Which was fine and worked every year.
But now the software to file my taxes will not let me add the form 5405. It simply says I am not responsible for it. And the form is not needed. Thanks i knew that. But the IRS rejects my taxes without the form. So I have tried 2 different software products this year. And i have paid for both. And both will not just add the form so i can file. I can't get anyone to help me on the IRS line.
I called every week asking for help to remove the status from my acct. And i am told to be patient it could take a while. But I have called them every year to try to address this same issue. So now i am not sure what I can do. The IRS First time homebuyer line listed as [phone number removed] says it no longer provides assistance for this subject.
My ex husband has since sold the house. And I am sure they are trying to get me to repay parts of it. Because He is not paying taxes and has gone off grid. Homesteading as he calls it. I guess my lesson here is free money is bad money.
