DMarkM1
Employee Tax Expert

Deductions & credits

Yes, there is an entry somewhere that is triggering a limitation and it is usually related to entering multiple forms 1098.  For the best results you'll need to delete all the 1098 entries and start fresh. 

 

Follow these steps.

 

Be advised the mortgage worksheets are not part of the forms that are filed with the IRS.   Follow these steps to correct/eliminate the limitation on your mortgage interest deduction:

 

  1. Deductions and Credits
  2. Update Mortgage Interest topic
  3. Delete all 1098s
  4. Done
  5. Update the Mortgage interest topic
  6. Yes
  7. Put in oldest loan first
  8. Primary or Secondary Home as needed
  9. None of the above
  10. Enter form information from old loan
  11. Continue
  12. No points to deduct
  13. Yes Most Recent if this is the only loan on this home; No if you have another 1098 for a loan on the same home
  14. Answer the Refi questions as needed
  15. Continue
  16. Add a lender
  17. Same steps as above for the new loan
  18. Continue
  19. Done
  20. If there is a limitation introduced you'll be asked to review the entries to enter any payoff information
  21. Now you should see the page explaining the limitation
  22. You can click the help me with this link and see that if you take your loan balance at the beginning of the year box 2 old loan and add it to the balance of new loan at end of year (loan amount 1 Jan 2023) and then divide by 2.  If the average is below 750,000 that means all of your interest is deductible. 
  23. In the "Your Adjustments" box enter the total interest paid for 2022 from box 1 of your 1098s
  24. Continue

If you need you can re-post with specific loan (1098) information to get specific instructions for your situation.

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