@johnnyr209 wrote:
Yes, they are both on the mortgage. Yes, filing separately. Not married.
It's not the mortgage that counts for property taxes, its ownership. Only an owner of the property can deduct the taxes, and then, they can only deduct what they actually pay. (Must be recorded on the deed. More specifically, the only person who can deduct property taxes is the person against whom the taxes are assessed and who actually pays them.)
With that said, if two people co-own a property, then they can each deduct the portion of taxes they pay. Combined, they can't deduct more than the total, of course.
