Good Sources of Information on the 2010 Tax Credits
For general info on the tax credits, we would recommend beginning with an outstanding web site put together by the National Association of Home Builders. This site has good outlines on key features of each program, great Q&As, and even videos:
http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/
http://www.nahb.org/showpage_details.aspx?showPageID=1915§ionID=1847
The National Association for Realtors (NAR) also has a nice summary on the tax credit on their site for consumers.
The IRS has lots of good information for consumers on this. Among the more concise are the instructions for Tax Form 5405, the form you use to claim the credit.
The following link will take you to an IRS document on all of the tax credits they have offered for home buyers over the past few years:
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204671,00.html?portlet7
This link will take you to an IRS documents for tax credits for purchases Nov 7, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=215791,00.html
This link will take you to an IRS Q&A on the current Tax Credit.
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=206293,00.html
This link will take you to an IRS document discussing various scenarios related to the current Tax Credit.
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=206294,00.html
And this is an informative private blog on the topic.
