I bought a house December 28th, 2018. My box 10 on my 1098 is empty, but under that is a mortgage escrow statement. Is beginning escrow balance used for property tax?

[pk · Accepted solution]

No -- the escrow balance is  just info only. Till  property tax is paid out of the escrow, you cannot  claim that as a deduction on schedule A ( itemized deduction ).

[hellobeautiful]

Thank you!