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-- Products installed and in use: You must "place into service" eligible home improvement products between Jan. 1, 2009, and Dec. 31, 2010. (See story on previous page for credits available through 2016.)
 
Congress scrutinizes problems in homebuyer credit (AP, October 22, 2009; 5:43 PM)
 
Finances of tax credit extension are questioned (AP, October 21, 2009; 6:39 AM)
 
Congress looks to extend credit despite problems (AP, October 20, 2009; 6:26 PM)
 
Housing Counsel: Can't Sell? You May Still Be Able to Save Your Tax Exemption. (By Benny L. Kass, October 17, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: A Form to Take Seriously (By Kenneth R. Harney, October 10, 2009)
 
Real Estate Matters: If You Can Buy a House With Cash, Should You? (Post, October 3, 2009)
 
Postponing the Investor's Tax Bill (By Benny L. Kass, September 19, 2009)
 
Housing Counsel: Tax Planning Tips For Inherited Properties (By Benny L. Kass, September 12, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Going Where Congress Hasn't Gone (By Kenneth R. Harney, August 29, 2009)
 
Housing Counsel: Casualty Losses at Home Bring No Windfall From the IRS (By Benny L. Kass, August 22, 2009)
 
Housing Counsel: What Happens to the Loan When a Couple Separates? (By Benny L. Kass, August 15, 2009)
 
Holding Tax-Preparers Accountable (By Michelle Singletary, June 11, 2009)
 
Small Businesses Brace for Tax Battle: Under Obama Plan, Some Entrepreneurs' Bills Would Soar (Post, April 27, 2009)
 
The Cost of Texting Teens (washingtonpost.com, April 16, 2009; 1:13 PM)
 
Income Tax 'Defiers' Include D.C. Detective: Protesters Call System Illegal; IRS Disagrees (Post, April 15, 2009)
 
Housing Counsel : Read IRS Rules Carefully Before Taking a Home-Office Deduction (By Benny L. Kass, April 11, 2009)
 
ASK KIM: Filing Tax Write-Offs After Ponzi-Scheme Losses (Post, April 5, 2009)
 
Times May Be Tough, but So Are IRS Penalties (By Michelle Singletary, April 2, 2009)
 
Overlooking the Benefits of Charity (Post, March 30, 2009)
 
Housing Counsel: Making It Pay to Make the Leap From Renter to Owner (By Benny L. Kass, March 28, 2009)
 
A Deduction From Charity (By Martin Feldstein, March 25, 2009)
 
At Tax Time, Seek Help From the Right Places (By Michelle Singletary, March 12, 2009)
 
Tax-Prep Software Doesn't Add Up (By Rob Pegoraro, March 12, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing : Obama's Budget Seeks to Shrink Tax Benefits of Owning (By Kenneth R. Harney, March 7, 2009)
 
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