Deductions & credits

Here's how to edit your beginning principal balance:

1. Click on Federal > Deductions & Credits  
2. In the Your Home section, click on the Start/Revisit box next to Mortgage Interest, Refinancing, and Insurance (Form 1098).
3. On the screen, Here's your 1098 info, click Edit next to your mortgage.
4. Continue through the screens until you reach Tell us about your loan balances.
5. Go to Original Loan Balance and the Balance on January 1, 2020 and 

You'll be able to enter/check your entries for your beginning mortgage principal balance.