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New Member
posted Jun 1, 2019 12:03:15 PM

Can a loan from FEMA (SBA) be deducted. I mean the interest, can the interest be deducted?

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New Member
Jun 1, 2019 12:03:17 PM

Yes.

As long as the home is used as collateral for the loan.

If you mean a business loan from SBA, then it is also deductible as a business expense.

New Member
Jun 1, 2019 12:03:18 PM

It is a business loan from through FEMA offered due to a 2014 disaster declaration in Mi. It was not meant to cover business expenses but to help with the restoration of my home due to flood damage

New Member
Jun 1, 2019 12:03:20 PM

That's what I thought but mentioned the business in case I was incorrect.  In order to deduct the interest as mortgage or home interest, the home has to be collateral.

New Member
Jun 1, 2019 12:03:23 PM

Thanks!