Dr. Friday explains the mortgage interest deduction limits and why only a portion of interest may be deductible for larger loans. She also notes that some older mortgages may be grandfathered under prior rules.
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G’day, I’m Dr. Friday, president of Dr. Friday’s Tax and Financial Firm. To get more info, go to www.drfriday.com. This is a one-minute moment.
Mortgage interest deduction remains at the $750,000, reflected as a permanent extension with the one big beautiful bill. Now some taxpayers could qualify as grandfathered under $1 million, that was back in 2017. So if you haven’t refinanced your home in a number of years, then you may still have the $1 million situation.
But most of you are at $750,000, and believe it or not, I see people with mortgages for one, one and a half, two million, and they’re trying to deduct all that interest. It is not all tax deductible. You must amortize the portion that isn’t.
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