It depends. How big was your mortgage?
"Generally, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows you to deduct the full amount of your points in the year you pay them. If the amount you borrow to buy your home exceeds $750,000 ... you are generally limited on the amount of points that you can deduct.
The IRS also imposes the following requirements to deduct mortgage points:
- They're discount points (When you buy discount points, you're paying interest up front in exchange for a lower interest rate on your mortgage. Because discount points are prepaid interest, they're deductible as mortgage interest.)
- The mortgage is used to buy, build, or improve the home, and the home is the collateral for the loan
- Paying mortgage points is a customary practice in your area and the points you paid aren't excessive for your neighborhood
- The points were paid directly to the lender, either by you or the seller (no borrowing)
- Your down payment, plus any points the seller paid, exceed the points paid amount
- You use the cash method of accounting (almost all taxpayers do)
- The points are calculated as a percentage of the mortgage principal (not required on home-improvement loans)
- The points are clearly itemized on your settlement statement as points (not required on home-improvement loans)
If you aren't able to deduct your points in the year you pay them, you may still qualify to deduct them over the life of the loan."
For more information, you can read TurboTax article: How to Deduct Mortgage Points on Your Tax Return
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