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New Member
posted Jun 4, 2019 6:41:14 PM

Is there a way to tell if i got a "Homebuyer Credit for 2008?"

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Level 3
Jun 4, 2019 6:41:15 PM

Have you filed taxes over the past several years?

New Member
Jun 4, 2019 6:41:17 PM

Yes, but I had someone complete them for me.  I don't like the nuances with taxes.

Level 15
Jun 4, 2019 6:41:18 PM

If you bought a home in 2008 you might have received a credit on your 2007 or 2008 tax return, to help "stimulate" the economy.  You can use this IRS web site to look up your status. https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/first-time-homebuyer-credit-account-look-up


If you did not buy your home in 2008, there were no other credits you might have gotten just for owning a home.  And if you bought your home in 2009 or 2010, the answer is no, you did not buy a home in 2008, because the credit had different rules in those other years.