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Homestead tax credit Q&A

Consuming Interests columnist and blogger Dan Thanh Dang addresses a question today about the homestead property tax credit: Can you still qualify for it if you're renting out part of your house as well as living in it?

Click HERE for the full answer. The bottom line: Yes. The main issue is whether you qualify for the entire credit or a partial one.

Posted by Jamie Smith Hopkins on March 4, 2008 8:47 AM |
                    

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Jamie Smith Hopkins, a Baltimore Sun reporter since 1999, writes about the regional economy. Her reporting on the housing market has won national and local awards. Hopkins is a Columbia native and has lived in Maryland all her life, save for 10 months spent covering schools in Ames, Iowa.
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