Owned two homes in 2025 - Property taxes and moving in the middle of the year

SamKum · ‎March 21, 2026

Have a question in TurboTax deluxe desktop property tax you paid screen - all in NJ. Owned and lived in house 1 till aug 2025. House stayed vacant from Sep to Dec 2025. Paid property tax for the entire year. Bought and moved to another home in NJ itself in Sep. Paid property taxes for house 2 from Sep to Dec during the year 2025. Where do I enter both these property taxes?

Mike9241

the taxes that are paid during the year on a personal residence are generally deductible on Schedule A. By generally, I mean the taxes must be assessed and paid to get a deduction. You can't pay 2027 taxes in 2026 and get a deduction unless they are assessed. For the first house, it would be the taxes you actually paid in 2025, assuming they have been assessed in 2025. For the second house, the same rules would apply. However, the amount you paid would be reduced by any credit for taxes as shown on the closing statement, accruing for the period in 2025 or before when you did not own the house. There could be a deductible charge on the closing statement if the previous owner pay the taxes for the period after it was sold.

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Mike9241

the taxes that are paid during the year on a personal residence are generally deductible on Schedule A. By generally, I mean the taxes must be assessed and paid to get a deduction. You can't pay 2027 taxes in 2026 and get a deduction unless they are assessed. For the first house, it would be the taxes you actually paid in 2025, assuming they have been assessed in 2025. For the second house, the same rules would apply. However, the amount you paid would be reduced by any credit for taxes as shown on the closing statement, accruing for the period in 2025 or before when you did not own the house. There could be a deductible charge on the closing statement if the previous owner pay the taxes for the period after it was sold.