If you owned a home for part of the year that you paid property tax on, you may be able to deduct your property tax. If you were a renter all year, than you will not be able to deduct any property tax.
A property tax is an annual or semiannual charge levied by a local government that is paid by the owners of real estate within its jurisdiction. These taxes are used by your local government to fund schools, police and fire departments, road construction and repairs, libraries, water and sewer departments, and other local services that benefit the community.
If you did not own property or pay taxes on that property to your local governmental entity, than you will have no property tax deduction.
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