[Chat] state historic tax credit

[Ted To]

I noticed this change earlier this year when my wife and I submitted our
application.  I was somewhat concerned when I saw this as we were
planning to renovate our kitchen as well.  As I understand it, they do
not require kitchen renovations to be historically accurate -- imagine
trying to cook in a historic, turn-of-the-century kitchen.  However,
this means that in order to discourage people from getting tax credits
to simply remodel their fully functioning kitchen they made this rule
change.

If you have not already submitted an application that was turned down, I
imagine you can get credit for the ceiling and the window replacement
but not the rest of the kitchen.  Generally it is a good idea to apply
for approval before you start work (as we did) and they will tell you
what you can and can't do and suggest changes to your application that
will pass muster.

Ted To

On Sat, 2005-12-31 at 14:52 -0500, Louise Suggs wrote:
> Hello, neighbors,
> 
> Kathleen and I got our kitchen remodelled.  We were hoping
> to qualify for a state tax benefit because some of our
> improvements made the kitchen more historical, like replacing
> the vinyl window with a wood frame window and putting
> metal tiling on the ceiling (although we put back copper
> instead of original tin).  It looks like we don't qualify
> because the regulations were changed or clarified in
> February 2005.  Here's a FAQ about this:
> 
> http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/faq-txcr.pdf
> 
> It says that you can't get credit for remodelling your
> kitchen if it was in good repair and useable.  You can
> only get it if the kitchen or bathroom is deteriorated
> or inoperable.
> 
> I'm curious whether anybody heard about this change?
> 
> I had gotten the impression that improvements to a property
> in Charles Village with even a minor historic improvement
> would qualify for some benefit.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --Emil
>