AmyC
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The fees can be deducted over the life of the new mortgage and are considered intangible. This follows code section 163.  Follow these steps:

  1. Return to your rental property
  2. Edit/Update
  3. Scroll down to Assets/Depreciation
  4. Edit/Update
  5. Do you want to go directly to your asset summary?
  6. Yes, continue
  7. Click the blue Add an Asset button
  8. Select Intangibles, Other Property, continue
  9. Tell us more, categorize as Amortizable intangible, continue
  10. Enter description and expenses, continue
  11. I purchased it new
  12. Enter the date of the refinance, continue
  13. Select a code section, 163, continue
  14. Recovery period, enter the number of years of the new mortgage, continue
  15. Continue, continue
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