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How Will Americans Benefit from Obama's Stimulus Package of 2009?

For many people, the Stimulus Package of 2009 passed by President Barack Obama has been a remarkable legislative bill, but it has been largely overlooked about how the Stimulus Package affects the individual consumer. The Stimulus Package was enacted by the Obama administration as a result of the failing economy.

Various government officials and economists have different views of the cause of the economic fallout, but most claims have pointed to the malfunction of the housing markets and the automobile industry. Therefore, the Stimulus Package of 2009 was introduced to influence consumers to purchase more houses and new automobile, which could theoretically increase spending and fix the unemployment gap in such hard-hit industries. But how does this bill affect you and what can you do to benefit?

One of the most prominent changes in the Stimulus Package was the revision to the first time homebuyer tax credit. Before the government passed the bill, first time homebuyers were allowed to receive a credit of $7500 which was required to be paid back within a fifteen-month period. Now, the Obama administration raised the credit to $8000 and no repayment! The only requirement is needed for the tax credit is to legally reside within the first three months after the transfer of the property and other legal procedures are completed.

If a person decides to switch the address and/or buy another property within the three-month period, full repayment is immediately required on the first homebuyer credit. Besides that simple rule, any homebuyer who purchased a home back in 2008 can send a corrected tax form to receive the credit. Any homebuyer who purchased their home in 2009 can continue following the instructions for the tax return of 2009. One important rule is mentioned that homebuyer must purchase the home before the tax return in order to receive the credit.

Another great feature of the Stimulus Package is that people who buy a new car can also receive a tax credit this year. For any person that buys a new car this year, they can file the tax return and deduct the sales tax from the purchase of the car. Only the new cars can be bought this year as to increase auto sales and spending in general in the immediate future.

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