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Deductions & credits
Yes, if the assessment tax is based on the value of the RV, then you will be able to deduct this as personal property tax.
You will be able to claim any interest on a loan payment as the interest on a second home and the personal property taxes paid on your RV as property taxes on a second home (as log as the RV has cooking/sleeping/toilet facilities).
Please note that you will only get the benefit of these deduction if you itemize on your return and if all your itemized deductions are more than your standard deduction.
You can put this interest expense under your home section because the IRS considers this a second home for tax purposes.
To enter your RV Interest in TurboTax Online or Desktop, please follow these steps:
- Once you are in your tax return, click on the “Federal Taxes” tab ("Personal" tab in TurboTax Home & Business)
- Next click on “Deductions and credits”
- Next click on "jump to full list" or “I’ll choose what I work on”
- Scroll down the screen until to come to the section “Your Home”
- Choose "show more", then Mortgage Interest and Refinancing and follow the onscreen instructions
You would only get to deduct any taxes that the state charged you based on the value of your mobile home. These taxes goes under the personal property tax section:
To enter your RV property taxes in TurboTax Online or Desktop, please follow these steps:
- Once you are in your tax return, click on the “Federal Taxes” tab ("Personal" tab in TurboTax Home & Business)
- Next click on “Deductions and credits”
- Next click on "jump to full list" or “I’ll choose what I work on”
- Scroll down the screen until to come to the section “Cars and Other Things You Own”
- Choose "show more", then Personal Property Taxes and follow the onscreen instructions