topic We paid $14,678.00 int. on reverse mortgage loan in 2018. We closed on the loan Oct. 2017. Got credit for interest paid in 2017 return , nothing on our 2018 return. in Deductions & credits

We paid $14,678.00 int. on reverse mortgage loan in 2018. We closed on the loan Oct. 2017. Got credit for interest paid in 2017 return , nothing on our 2018 return.

jndharper — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:35:35 GMT

Under the new tax laws, interest on a reverse mortgage is...

Vanessa — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:35:36 GMT

Under the new tax laws, interest on a reverse mortgage is not deductible. It is treated as a home equity line of credit.

"Any interest (including original issue discount) accrued on a reverse mortgage is considered home equity debt and isn’t deductible." https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p936.pdf