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Rental Property - Is Mortgage Interest Tax Deductible? |
I own two properties : a condo that I live out in, and a condo in another state that I rent out.
Can I claim the mortgage interest of both properties as deductible in my return?
I did my taxes using Turbotax and, with the depreciation, I made a breakdown on my rental unit. Does this affect anything?
| Answer: You can out all mortgage interest, but on different schedules. Mortgage interest on your home goes on Schedule A. Mortgage interest on your rental condo goes on Register E. If you show a loss on Schedule E for the rental unit, you may be able to deduct that loss as crave as your income is below the threshold for passive losses ($100,000) or you have passive gains to atone for the passive losses. |
Before the Bush tax cuts, a phaseout practice could eliminate up to 80% of a higher-income individual's itemized deductions for mortgage interest, ceremonial and local taxes and charitable donations. The rule was gradually eased and for good eliminated in 2010.