FTH credit and amended return

[Gretel]

Thought I share this with you. My son just got his refund back on an amended return filed 4 weeks ago. Plus IRS paid him $200 interest.

So it seems there is a difference if the credit is taken on a 2008 amended return or on the 2009 return.

[ChEAr$]

Thought I share this with you. My son just got his refund back on an amended return filed 4 weeks ago. Plus IRS paid him $200 interest.

So it seems there is a difference if the credit is taken on a 2008 amended return or on the 2009 return.

Question. Was the 2008 return filed before 4/15? And was the credit the max of 8,000?

IOW, how was the $200 interest calculated?

[Gretel]

Question. Was the 2008 return filed before 4/15? And was the credit the max of 8,000?

IOW, how was the $200 interest calculated?

Yes, the original return was filed before 4/15. The house closed on 8/1. for $8,000 of interest. I don't know how the interest was calculated, but at 4% it would be $160 for half a year. The return was filed around the 1st of Dec.