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There are two possible places to enter Mortgage interest and Property tax. Which do I enter for my rental property?

lnk-fr — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:23:56 GMT

Turbotax guided me to enter Under "Deductions and Credits" section accessed from the left hand side bar:

Mortgage Interest and Refinancing (Form 1098)
Property (Real Estate) Taxes

However, when I go to Federal > Wage and Income > Rental Properties and Royalties
section for my rental property, there are fields for Mort Interest as well as Property Taxes.

Which one am I supposed to enter it it? Would entering it in both be an issue?

Re: There are two possible places to enter Mortgage interest and Property tax. Which do I enter f...

DavidD66 — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:40:18 GMT

You want to enter the mortgage interest and property tax for your rental in the rental section, NOT the deductions and credits section. They go on Schedule E, not Schedule A.

Re: There are two possible places to enter Mortgage interest and Property tax. Which do I enter f...

lnk-fr — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:34:13 GMT

What about Mortgage interest. The property was seller financed and need to report it so that seller's ssn is reported but not sure where it is.

Re: There are two possible places to enter Mortgage interest and Property tax. Which do I enter f...

DoninGA — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:45:31 GMT

To report a seller-financed mortgage -

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home & Business)

Click on Deductions & Credits

Click on I'll choose what I work on

Under Your Home

On Mortgage Interest, Points, Refinancing, and Insurance, click the start or update button

Answer the questions on the following screens and you will land on a screen labeled Do any of these situations apply?

Select This is a seller-financed loan and I did not receive a 1098. Continue

Re: There are two possible places to enter Mortgage interest and Property tax. Which do I enter f...

DavidD66 — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:55:00 GMT

You don't have enter the SSN for the seller financed interest for a rental property. Just enter the amount of interest you paid.

Re: There are two possible places to enter Mortgage interest and Property tax. Which do I enter for my rental property?

maglib — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:43:10 GMT

Make sure you enter the related income from any seller financed mortgages.

Report the interest portion of the payment as ordinary income on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 2b, or Schedule NEC (Form 1040-NR) if a nonresident alien.

During the Real Estate interview you need to answer yes if a 1099 was required to be reported if the amount is greater than $600. Then you are required to file a 1099-int for the interest paid to seller if they are not a business.

You then would have the interest income reported on your Schedule B.