H.R. 3842 · 111th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2009-10-15
Latest action
2009-10-15 · Introduced in House

Summary

Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer tax credit to: (1) extend such credit and its waiver of recapture provisions through September 30, 2010; (2) extend through December 31, 2009, the election to treat, for tax purposes, a residence purchased in 2009 as having been purchased on December 31, 2008; (3) allow taxpayers to treat, for tax purposes, a residence purchased after December 31, 2009, and before October 1, 2010, as having been purchased on December 31, 2009; and (4) extend through December 31, 2009, the coordination of the first-time homebuyer tax credit for District of Columbia residents.