My mortgage is only in my name but I am filing married seperaetly. Do I get all of the mortgage interest deduction? how does that work?

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If filing Married Filing Separately, and if your spouse co own your home, you should each deduct the mortgage interest and property taxes you actually paid unless the payments were from a joint account in which case you can divide the expenses in any manner that you agree.

However,Married Filing Joint generally yields a better tax result than Married Filing Separate even if one spouse earns little or no taxable income

Generally, filing jointly will give you a bigger refund or less taxes due. When you file separately, your tax rate is higher and you won't be able to claim a number of deductions and credits:

See Is it better for a married couple to file jointly or separately?

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