https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/How-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-the-8-000-homebuying-tax-credit/m-p/490417#M41065 I sent mine in on April 17th. I heard it is a 90 day turn around. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:48:49 GMT Anonymous 2009-04-25T17:48:49Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/How-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-the-8-000-homebuying-tax-credit/m-p/490286#M41047 If you amended your return to get it back this year, how long did it take?&nbsp; Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:50:29 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/How-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-the-8-000-homebuying-tax-credit/m-p/490286#M41047 Anonymous 2009-04-25T12:50:29Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/How-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-the-8-000-homebuying-tax-credit/m-p/490417#M41065 I sent mine in on April 17th. I heard it is a 90 day turn around. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:48:49 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/How-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-the-8-000-homebuying-tax-credit/m-p/490417#M41065 Anonymous 2009-04-25T17:48:49Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/How-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-the-8-000-homebuying-tax-credit/m-p/490636#M41088 I am curious, is there a catch to this tax credit?&nbsp; Meaning you have to have already spent a certain amount of personal taxes in order to qualify?&nbsp; Because I am self employed and recently purchased a new American car, and I didn't qualify for the tax credit since I didn't spend over $5,000 on taxes for personal items. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:51:13 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/How-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-the-8-000-homebuying-tax-credit/m-p/490636#M41088 FicoPower 2009-04-26T00:51:13Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/How-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-the-8-000-homebuying-tax-credit/m-p/490729#M41097 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/194696">@FicoPower</a> wrote:<BR />I am curious, is there a catch to this tax credit?..<HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>No, no 'catch'. I didn't file an amended return, but included my 3/2 home purchase on my original Form 1040 (w/ updated Form 5405), sent the following day -- and received my refund, credit included, on April 10 (delayed from its 4/3 mailing by USPS forwarding to new address).</P><DIV class="message-edit-history"><SPAN class="edit-author">Message Edited by oldhack62 on </SPAN><SPAN class="local-date">04-26-2009</SPAN><SPAN class="local-time"> 01:45 PM</SPAN></DIV> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:45:27 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/How-long-did-it-take-you-to-get-the-8-000-homebuying-tax-credit/m-p/490729#M41097 Anonymous 2009-04-26T20:45:27Z