Thank you for the quick response. Sorry first I must clarify two mistakes. 1st yes should be form 1098 box 6. 2nd I did get a field to enter points. It doesn't ask for box6 but it did show up and spread across all years.
Right after question "Tell us about any points you paid to xxxxx" I select "This is a new loan on which I paid points(origination fees) in 2019"=x. But as you clarified these are not 'origination fees' they are discount points.
So I just now went back, deleted the bank name info and restarted by selecting “Visit ALL” button on Federal Taxes>Deductions & Credits Tab.
This time to prove the point I added interest box 1= 10K, Box2 outstanding mortgage principal = 300K; mortgage origination date box 3: 11/1//2019. Taxed paid 10K. then >continue button
This time I entered "I bought or improved my main home with this loan in 2019"=x (instead of the “origination fees” mistake above. With this scenario it does not give me a place to enter points.
yes= secured property of mine
“Is this the original loan you took out to purchase this property” = Yes
Now i get 'congrats, you are getting a 10K reduction for the interest you paid'
Notice it never asked me for my points. my box 1 is not 10k. But in my situation (discount) points should also be included as interest paid to get me a “congrats ”... -but I have no opportunity to enter these discount points.
