topic I jointly own a house with my son, which only he lives in. I don't make the mortgage payments but my name is on the loan. Can I deduct part of the interest expense? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-jointly-own-a-house-with-my-son-which-only-he-lives-in-i-don-t-make-the-mortgage-payments-but-my/01/247202#M30952 <P>Both of our names are on the loan and house title.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:13:47 GMT robertdunn 2019-06-01T20:13:47Z I jointly own a house with my son, which only he lives in. I don't make the mortgage payments but my name is on the loan. Can I deduct part of the interest expense? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-jointly-own-a-house-with-my-son-which-only-he-lives-in-i-don-t-make-the-mortgage-payments-but-my/01/247202#M30952 <P>Both of our names are on the loan and house title.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:13:47 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-jointly-own-a-house-with-my-son-which-only-he-lives-in-i-don-t-make-the-mortgage-payments-but-my/01/247202#M30952 robertdunn 2019-06-01T20:13:47Z No, you can not take a deduction for the interest if you... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-you-can-not-take-a-deduction-for-the-interest-if-you/01/247213#M30954 <P>No, you can not take a deduction for the interest if you did not make any mortgage payments.</P><P>The fact you jointly own the house with your son has no effect on your being able to deduct the interest.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:13:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-you-can-not-take-a-deduction-for-the-interest-if-you/01/247213#M30954 Leonard 2019-06-01T20:13:48Z