how to delete a duplicate mortgage deduction

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You can get to the mortgage interest screens in TurboTax using the steps below.

You can edit your input screens for mortgage interest as follows:

1. Click on "Search" in the top right of your TurboTax screen.  
2. Type "Form 1098" in the search box.
3. Select  the link "Jump to Form 1098"
4. Review your screen and answer all of the follow-up questions to enter the correct mortgage interest amount

You can delete a dulp0licate Form 1098 as follows:

If you are using TurboTax Online:

1. Choose Tax Tools option on the left menu bar in the federal section of TurboTax

2. Choose Tools

3. Under Other Helpful Links choose Delete a form

4. Find your duplicate Form 1098 or Home Mortgage Interest Worksheet and click on the option to delete it

5. It will say "Home Mortgage Interest Worksheet (XXX XX)) from 2025 Federal Form 1040: Individual and any linked forms will be permanently deleted".

Select "Yes, delete"

If you are using TurboTax Desktop:

1. Bring up the Forms mode by clicking on the Forms Icon on the top right of your screen.

2. Choose your duplicate Form 1098 in the list of forms at the left of your TurboTax screen it will say "Home Mortgage Interest Worksheet"

3. Use the Delete Form option on the bottom of the worksheet to remove the duplicate Form 1098 information

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