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Level 3
posted Jun 1, 2019 10:06:33 AM

I am a co-borrower on a mortgage (50-50 split). Should "Original Loan Balance" and "Balance on Jan 1" be the full loan amount or half?

To be clear, I am not talking about "Your portion of mortgage interest" or "Outstanding mortgage principal." I understand those are to be split in half compared to what's on the 1098. What I'm not sure of is if the Original Loan Balance and Balance on Jan 1 should also be split or not. This may be important as if it's the full amount, it's over the $750,000 cap, but if half amount, it is under.

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Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 10:06:34 AM

You can't deduct half of what you cant deduct.

Level 15
Jun 1, 2019 10:06:35 AM

if you are splitting interest enter the full amounts as shown on the 1098, except for the interest you are claiming which should be one half the interest.

Level 3
Jun 1, 2019 10:06:36 AM

Sorry, I don't understand if this response is actually answering what I'm looking for. I'm not asking about the interest but rather the "original loan balance" and "Balance on Jan 1."