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If the loan is recorded with your county/state, then there is a mortgage lien by who ever loaned you the money, you can deduct it, otherwise, you can't deduct it.
Per IRS, personal loan interest is not deductible.
The IRS lets you deduct your mortgage interest, but only if you itemize deductions. You can't deduct the principal (the borrowed money you're paying back).
In addition to itemizing, these conditions must be met for mortgage interest to be deductible:
Mortgage interest is usually reported on Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement. After you enter your 1098 in TurboTax, we'll ask a series of follow-up questions to make sure you're qualified to take the deduction.
For tax years 2018 through 2025, you can only deduct the interest from the amount of your loan that was used to buy, build, or improve the home that it’s secured by.
If you’ve ever used part of this loan to pay for things other than this home, you cannot deduct the interest from that amount of the loan, even if the transaction didn’t take place this year.
Don’t worry, we’ll help figure out what amount of interest you can deduct.
Examples of common ways you might have used this money not on your home include:
Example: John took out a home equity line of credit on his home on Tuberose Street for $40,000. He used $25,000 to remodel his kitchen and bathrooms in his Tuberose Street home, and $15,000 as a downpayment on a second house on Snowdrop Lane. He can only deduct the interest he paid on $25,000 he used to improve his Tuberose Street home.
Source: TurboTax FAQ Can I deduct my mortgage?
[Edited 3-12-2020|8:08 am PST]
If the loan is recorded with your county/state, then there is a mortgage lien by who ever loaned you the money, you can deduct it, otherwise, you can't deduct it.
Per IRS, personal loan interest is not deductible.
The IRS lets you deduct your mortgage interest, but only if you itemize deductions. You can't deduct the principal (the borrowed money you're paying back).
In addition to itemizing, these conditions must be met for mortgage interest to be deductible:
Mortgage interest is usually reported on Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement. After you enter your 1098 in TurboTax, we'll ask a series of follow-up questions to make sure you're qualified to take the deduction.
For tax years 2018 through 2025, you can only deduct the interest from the amount of your loan that was used to buy, build, or improve the home that it’s secured by.
If you’ve ever used part of this loan to pay for things other than this home, you cannot deduct the interest from that amount of the loan, even if the transaction didn’t take place this year.
Don’t worry, we’ll help figure out what amount of interest you can deduct.
Examples of common ways you might have used this money not on your home include:
Example: John took out a home equity line of credit on his home on Tuberose Street for $40,000. He used $25,000 to remodel his kitchen and bathrooms in his Tuberose Street home, and $15,000 as a downpayment on a second house on Snowdrop Lane. He can only deduct the interest he paid on $25,000 he used to improve his Tuberose Street home.
Source: TurboTax FAQ Can I deduct my mortgage?
[Edited 3-12-2020|8:08 am PST]
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