https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/box-5-on-1098-is-it-tax-deducible-from-buying-a-new-home/01/703075#M92728 <P>I got my 1098 from buying my new house. There is $3,880.39 in box 5. And at the bottom in states this---Box 5. If an amount is reported in this box, it may qualify to be treated as deductible mortgage interest. See the 2017 Schedule A (Form 1040) instructions and Pub. 936. Is this tax deductible? <BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:32:44 GMT jna1210 2019-06-06T13:32:44Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/box-5-on-1098-is-it-tax-deducible-from-buying-a-new-home/01/703075#M92728 <P>I got my 1098 from buying my new house. There is $3,880.39 in box 5. And at the bottom in states this---Box 5. If an amount is reported in this box, it may qualify to be treated as deductible mortgage interest. See the 2017 Schedule A (Form 1040) instructions and Pub. 936. Is this tax deductible? <BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:32:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/box-5-on-1098-is-it-tax-deducible-from-buying-a-new-home/01/703075#M92728 jna1210 2019-06-06T13:32:44Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-deduction-for-mortgage-insurance-expired-at-the-end-o/01/703079#M92730 <P>The deduction for Mortgage Insurance expired at the end of the tax year 2016.&nbsp; It has not been renewed or extended for the tax year 2017.<BR /></P>Publication 936 (2017), Home Mortgage Interest Deduction&nbsp;<A href="https://www.irs.gov/publications/p936#en_US_2017_publink1000229974" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/publications/p936#en_US_2017_publink1000229974</A> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:32:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-deduction-for-mortgage-insurance-expired-at-the-end-o/01/703079#M92730 viktoriyab11 2019-06-06T13:32:46Z