Deadlines:

1 Close on your home purchase between November 7, 2009 and April 30, 2010 or have a binding written contract by April 30, 2010 and close by July 1, 2010. Purchases closed after that date will not be eligible for the home buyer tax credit.

2 Decide whether to:

        Apply the credit your 2009 tax return, filed on or before April 15, 2010

        File an amended 2009 return; or

        Apply the credit on your 2010 return, filed on or before april 15, 2011.

3 Attach documentation of purchase to your return.