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The mortgage interest paid, the real estate taxes paid, the points paid on the mortgage loan (if applicable) and the mortgage insurance paid (if applicable) are all reported as itemized deductions on Schedule A. To have any tax benefit the Total of All itemized deductions on Schedule A must be greater than the Standard Deduction for your filing status. See Publication 17 for more details.
Standard deductions for 2019 is:
Your lender for the mortgage will be sending you a Form 1098 in January which has the mortgage interest paid, taxes paid and mortgage insurance paid.
None of your down payment or closing cost payments are deductible or reported on a tax return.
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