Yes. You can include as an itemized expense property taxes on your second home. You do not need to have a mortgage on your home in order to claim taxes as an itemized expense.
Itemized expenses include mortgage interest, gambling losses up to 90% or up to winnings (whichever is less), charitable contributions, state and local taxes up to $40,000, medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your AGI and federally declared casualty and losses in excess of 10% of you AGI with the first $100 not counting towards the loss.
Then your total itemized expenses would need to be greater than your standard deduction below in order to benefit from your property taxes and expenses.
The 2025 Standard Deductions are as follows:
- Married Filing Joint (MFJ) $31,500
- Married Filing Separate (MFS) $15,750
- Head of Household (HOH) $23,625
- Single $15,750
Blind or over 65 and MFJ or MFS add $1,600
Single or HOH if blind or over 65 add $2.000
Standard Deduction vs. Itemized Deductions: Which Is Better?
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