It depends on whether you really need Form 8396. The form is used to report your Mortgage Credit Certificate. if you purchased your home using a special program offered by a state or local government, you will need to wait to file until Form 8396 is available.
If you have a private (bank) mortgage or a federal government mortgage (VA, FHA, etc), that is not a Mortgage Credit Certificate. In that case you just report your mortgage interest for Form 1098-INT
If you do not need this form, you can delete it. Here is how:
If you are using TurboTax Online:
- From inside the return, scroll down to Tax Tools on the bottom of the left side menu.
- Select Tools.
- Click on Delete a form (third on the list at the bottom of the screen).
- Find Form 8396 on the list of forms.
- Click Delete to the right.
- Confirm your Delete.
- Click Continue in the lower right.
- Click Continue with my return.
If you are the Desktop version (disc or download):
- Click Forms toward the upper right corner.
- Find Form 8396 on the list on the left.
- Highlight it, then click Delete in the lower left corner of the reading pane.
- Click on Step by Step in the upper right corner to return to the interview.
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