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Daily Real Estate News | December 28, 2009
Misuse of Home Buyer Tax Credit Reported
A report earlier this month from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration estimates that 73,799 taxpayers have incorrectly claimed the first-time home buyer tax credit. The report concludes: "The IRS is unable to verify eligibility for the majority of Recovery Act benefits at the time a tax return is processed."
The IRS didn't dispute the claim, but said it was studying the matter further. Some have suggested that this report and others will encourage Congress to put some safeguards in place before more claims result from the extension and expansion of the tax credit.
Source: The New York Times, Lynnley Browning (12/22/2009)
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