By now you’ve heard that the $8000 1st Time Home Buyer Tax Credit has been extended to mid-2010! What you may not know is that you do NOT have to wait to file your 2009 taxes to get your $$$.

Intrigued? Read on…

IRS Form 5405  — the specific form you’ll use to apply for the credit — states right on it that you can amend your 2008 return and get your $$$ NOW! Heck, you could have it before Christmas ’09 (it seems.)

If you’ve already closed on your first home (or first home w/in the past 3 years), or are scheduled to close anytime between now and June 30th, 2010, you might choose to file right away for your $$$.

Click HERE to access the proper IRS Form 5405.

Click HERE  to read a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the Tax Credit!

And when you DO get that $$$… don’t spend it all in one place!