I bought a home and sold a home so I paid property tax on the one I purchased. Does that count?

[margyrbunes-gmai]

I bought the house in January of 2021 and received a bill for property taxes for 2021, which I paid
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[rjs]

Yes, on your 2021 tax return you can deduct property tax you paid in 2021, on any home that you owned in the United States.

[Mike9241]

yes. but 1) money deposited into a real estate tax escrow account is not deductible. only in the year the money is taken out to actually pay the tax bill is a deduction allowed.  if you just bought the home there may be a real estate tax proration that could affect your deduction.