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Level 2
March 28, 2021
Question

Home Mortgage Deduction 750K limit pro rating

  • March 28, 2021
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I have a home mortgage of $1M (say). I got a 1098 saying "Mortgage Interest received" = $40K (say)

But actually home mortgage deduction is allowed only till $750K.

 

Should I just enter the numbers 1M and 40K in turbotax, and turbotax will pro-rata it behind the scenes?

Or while entering 1098 in turbotax, should I pro-rate it myself and enter mortgage = 750K and interest = (750/1000) * 40K = 30K?

 

    2 replies

    Level 15
    March 28, 2021

    to me, either method works - the amount that is deductible should be the same 

    kshashiAuthor
    Level 2
    March 28, 2021

    Ah - so it means that turbotax calculates all of this in the backend by itself if I enter in the original numbers 1M and 40K.