topic Can I deductCounty fees paid to flood control and school district to place mobile home on son's parcel; paid $6900 to school district and $4850 to flood control? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-deductcounty-fees-paid-to-flood-control-and-school-district-to-place-mobile-home-on-son-s/01/570119#M73919 These are some of the fees required to be paid, prior to obtaining utility service and occupancy approval. Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:13:54 GMT encantada7 2019-06-05T19:13:54Z Can I deductCounty fees paid to flood control and school district to place mobile home on son's parcel; paid $6900 to school district and $4850 to flood control? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-deductcounty-fees-paid-to-flood-control-and-school-district-to-place-mobile-home-on-son-s/01/570119#M73919 These are some of the fees required to be paid, prior to obtaining utility service and occupancy approval. Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:13:54 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-deductcounty-fees-paid-to-flood-control-and-school-district-to-place-mobile-home-on-son-s/01/570119#M73919 encantada7 2019-06-05T19:13:54Z The federal government allows homeowners to deduct real e... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-federal-government-allows-homeowners-to-deduct-real-e/01/570124#M73920 The federal government allows homeowners to deduct real estate taxes on federal tax returns, so the issue is whether these payments are taxes.  One-time charges for placing a new residence on property are known as impact fees or exactions. These fees are typically not tied to the value of the property like taxes, and are more like local benefit assessments or charges for services.  For that reason the charges are not deductible.  Instead, these fees are added to your basis in the property. Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:13:55 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-federal-government-allows-homeowners-to-deduct-real-e/01/570124#M73920 RichardG 2019-06-05T19:13:55Z Thank you so much, Mr. Richard. Appreciate the informatio... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/thank-you-so-much-mr-richard-appreciate-the-informatio/01/570128#M73921 Thank you so much, Mr. Richard. Appreciate the information which I will show to my husband. Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:13:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/thank-you-so-much-mr-richard-appreciate-the-informatio/01/570128#M73921 encantada7 2019-06-05T19:13:58Z