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If I don't have enough income to deduct all of my mortgage interest, can my roommate take the interest deduction if he pays it? Or does he have to be on title?

 
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KatrinaB
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If I don't have enough income to deduct all of my mortgage interest, can my roommate take the interest deduction if he pays it? Or does he have to be on title?

No. He would need to be legally liable for the mortgage to take a deduction for the interest paid.

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KatrinaB
Intuit Alumni

If I don't have enough income to deduct all of my mortgage interest, can my roommate take the interest deduction if he pays it? Or does he have to be on title?

No. He would need to be legally liable for the mortgage to take a deduction for the interest paid.

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