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michael11
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I refinanced my home in December 2017 but the loan was not funded until January 2018. How do I enter the 1098 for my new lender with a blank Box 2 and a 2017 origination?

I refinanced my home on 12/27/2017 (origination date) but the loan was not funded until January 2018. As a result I was sent a form 1098 from both lenders for 2018. The 1098 for my old lender includes interest from the payoff, and includes my principal balance in Box 2 since they technically still owned the balance on 1/1/2018. Box 2 on the 1098 from my new lender is blank, as it should be since the loan was not funded on 1/1/2018. TurboTax will not allow me to enter the 1098 for my new lender because the origination date is in 2017, but the outstanding principal as of 1/1/2018 is $0. How should I enter these two 1098s in TurboTax?

The way I see it, one of the loans should have a $0 balance on 1/1/2018 with an origination date prior to 2018 even though the system won't allow that. The only other option I can think of is to enter a false 1/2/2018 origination date for the new loan and enter balances for both. Neither option seems great. This can't be the first time this has ever happened. What's the right way to handle this?

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KrisD
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I refinanced my home in December 2017 but the loan was not funded until January 2018. How do I enter the 1098 for my new lender with a blank Box 2 and a 2017 origination?

Because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, home mortgage has new regulations in order to be deductible, and the reporting instructions for the 1098 have changed. I don't think the lender reported your 1098 correctly. 

In your situation, in order to make the program compute your deductible home mortgage interest properly, AND not indicate you went above the allowable debt limit, enter the older lender first and select Yes to  "Was this loan paid off or refinanced with a different lender in 2018?".

Next enter the newer lender, leave Box 2 blank and enter a 2018 origination date. (yes, like 1/2/2018)

The program might show an error about a blank Box 2 at first, but if you enter a 2018 origination date, you can move forward. 

Answer "Yes" to "Is this loan a home equity line of credit or a loan you've ever refinanced?" and answer the following interview questions. 

Answer the questions in this section carefully, paying more attention to the use of the loan than the origination date. 

If you simply refinanced, all the interest should be deductible.

If you refinanced, took out cash and used the cash to improve the home, all the interest should be deductible.

If you refinanced, took out cash and used the cash FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN to improve the home, the deductible interest will be limited. 

Keep a copy of the 1098's with your tax file. 

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p936

 


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KrisD
Intuit Alumni

I refinanced my home in December 2017 but the loan was not funded until January 2018. How do I enter the 1098 for my new lender with a blank Box 2 and a 2017 origination?

Did you get two 1098 for 2018?
michael11
New Member

I refinanced my home in December 2017 but the loan was not funded until January 2018. How do I enter the 1098 for my new lender with a blank Box 2 and a 2017 origination?

Yes.
KrisD
Intuit Alumni

I refinanced my home in December 2017 but the loan was not funded until January 2018. How do I enter the 1098 for my new lender with a blank Box 2 and a 2017 origination?

Because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, home mortgage has new regulations in order to be deductible, and the reporting instructions for the 1098 have changed. I don't think the lender reported your 1098 correctly. 

In your situation, in order to make the program compute your deductible home mortgage interest properly, AND not indicate you went above the allowable debt limit, enter the older lender first and select Yes to  "Was this loan paid off or refinanced with a different lender in 2018?".

Next enter the newer lender, leave Box 2 blank and enter a 2018 origination date. (yes, like 1/2/2018)

The program might show an error about a blank Box 2 at first, but if you enter a 2018 origination date, you can move forward. 

Answer "Yes" to "Is this loan a home equity line of credit or a loan you've ever refinanced?" and answer the following interview questions. 

Answer the questions in this section carefully, paying more attention to the use of the loan than the origination date. 

If you simply refinanced, all the interest should be deductible.

If you refinanced, took out cash and used the cash to improve the home, all the interest should be deductible.

If you refinanced, took out cash and used the cash FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN to improve the home, the deductible interest will be limited. 

Keep a copy of the 1098's with your tax file. 

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p936

 


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