When you enter the amount of interest in the boxes and click continue, the next screen says:
- Is this Loan secured by property of yours? The answer should be "yes".
- The next screen says Tell us about Points you paid to the lender. Select the answers that apply.
- The next screen asks Let's see if this is the most recent loan for this loan. Is this the most recent form for your loan or the only form for your loan answer "yes".
- The next screen asks Is this the original loan you used to buy your property? If you answer "yes"
- The next screen says Thanks we got all your mortgage info and will tell you whether the standard deduction or itemized is better for you.
- Then click continue and it will take you back to a screen that says Home Loan Deduction Summary and the 1098 you just entered should be listed with the amount. If that is not what you see then the 1098 did not get entered and you would need to click on Add a Lender and go through the questions to enter the 1098.
Whether or not you qualify for the deduction, TurboTax will still save the 1098 information.
I am not sure why the 1098 information would disappear unless something was accidentally hit that deleted your information.
