Deductions & credits

Thanks Amy.  Im a bit confused.  

 

Let me summarize.  I bought a house on 1/15/21.  Sold our other house around 3/5/21.

 

So for the 1098 from my first home sold on 3/5/21,  I dont have any amount from 1/1/21 or 12/31/21.  I dont even know how Id know the difference between the two you are saying.  I just put the amount in Box 2 from the 1098 on my first home. Im guessing thats the amount right before I sold it?

 

So the 1098 for my new house bought on 1/15/21, I just enter it in normally. 

 

It seems to work fine if I enter them both in with the amounts in box 2 on each.  It does ask me a funny question about is this my Primary House?  I answer yes on both because they both were.  

 

When I enter Zero as Jill said, it doesnt prompt me for any of the other questions she said would come.  And I dont know what you mean about the different balances between 1/1/21 and 12/31(20 or 21?)