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My wife pays her mother's property taxes. Can we use this as a deduction?

 
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My wife pays her mother's property taxes. Can we use this as a deduction?

Not unless you are on title to the house. To claim any tax, it must be imposed on you and you must pay it. If your wife is not on title to her mother's house then the tax was not imposed on you and you can not claim it.

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