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Lighthrt1
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In Texas, if I refinanced my home mortgage loan... Can I write off the monies I put into escrow for prop tax and insurance?

 
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Coleen3
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In Texas, if I refinanced my home mortgage loan... Can I write off the monies I put into escrow for prop tax and insurance?

The amounts in escrow are not deductible per se. It holds funds.  What is paid to the mortgage company as interest and to the county/city as property taxes is what counts. Unless, it is a rental property, insurance is not deductible.

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Coleen3
Intuit Alumni

In Texas, if I refinanced my home mortgage loan... Can I write off the monies I put into escrow for prop tax and insurance?

The amounts in escrow are not deductible per se. It holds funds.  What is paid to the mortgage company as interest and to the county/city as property taxes is what counts. Unless, it is a rental property, insurance is not deductible.

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