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June 22, 2010

Divorce and the home buyer tax credit

A Consuming Interests reader wanted to know if he'll have to pay back half the first-time home buyer tax credit money now that his wife has filed for divorce. Intrepid reporter Liz Kay asked the Internal Revenue Service for an answer. You'll find it here.

Columnist Eileen Ambrose, meanwhile, writes about buyers getting denied the credit because their situations are so complex.

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Categories: First-time buyer tax credit, Repeat buyer tax credit

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About Jamie Smith Hopkins

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.
She trained to become a wonk by spending large chunks of time as a geek and an insufferable know-it-all.
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