On the 1098 under disbursement activity for 2016 it says i paid $6084 in taxes but my property assessment says that net taxes billed for 2016 is $9039 what is correct?

[Anita01 · Accepted solution]

The 1098 is correct.  You can deduct only the amount disbursed by your mortgage holder during the tax year.  The amount on your assessment may not have needed to be paid during calendar 2016.

If you want to investigate further, you would call your mortgage holder.

[TomD8]

Many taxing authorities bill "in arrears."  In those locations 2016 taxes aren't billed until 2017.  Taxes are deductible in the year actually paid.