Deductions & credits

Yes, normally.  See page 2  About Form 8396, Mortgage Interest Credit | IRS to verify your full amount qualifies. You may have a carryover from last year as well. Great job keeping up with this unusual break!

 To enter your Mortgage Credit Certificate in TurboTax is a 2 step process. Enter the mortgage interest then enter the Mortgage Interest Credit Certificate.

Step 1 Enter the Mortgage Interest

1. Select the Federal Taxes tab
2. Select Deductions and Credits
3. Select I’ll choose what I work on button
4. Scroll down to  Your Home section and 
5. Select Mortgage Interest
6. Enter Mortgage Lender and continue through the screens answering the mortgage interest questions.
7. When you return to the Home Loan  Deduction Summary  you will have the option to add additional loans if needed, with the blue Add Another Lender button. Enter all mortgage interest.
8. Done

Step 2 Enter the Mortgage Credit Certificate

1. In Federal, Deductions and Credits
2. Scroll down to the Your Home section  
3. Select Mortgage Interest Credit Certificate start/ update
4. Answer Yes to “Do You Have a Mortgage Credit Certificate”
5. Continue to the “Enter Mortgage Interest Credit Info” screen
6. Enter the information from your certificate. For the mortgage interest field, only enter mortgage interest that was for the loan covered by your certificate (do not use interest from other loans) and press Continue
7. If you have a carryover of this credit from previous years, answer Yes on the “Mortgage Credit Carryover” screen, then enter your carryover information from the last three years

If you itemize your deductions on Schedule A, you must reduce the amount of home mortgage interest you would otherwise deduct on Schedule A by the amount on Form 8396 - TurboTax will deduct the proper amount for you.

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