TP sold personal residence for loss and resided in house all 5 yrs of owning it. On the top of my head I am thinking mortgage interest and property taxes.
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Originally posted by AZ-Tax View PostTP sold personal residence for loss and resided in house all 5 yrs of owning it. On the top of my head I am thinking mortgage interest and property taxes.
You can still deduct on Sch A the mortgage interest and property taxes for the year.Taxes after all are the dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society. - FDR
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Yes, I forgot that enter that part.
Originally posted by ATSMAN View PostIs your question can you deduct a capital loss? No It is personal property.
You can still deduct on Sch A the mortgage interest and property taxes for the year.
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The interest (even pro-rated as shown on the HUD-1) is likely included on the 1098 from the mortgagor. Need to check that. Any pro-rated property taxes are accounted for on the return as to whether it is credit or debit item. If the TP paid them in advance prior to sale, then he may have a credit (refund) on the HUD-1. This is deducted from the amount claimed on Sche A. If he had not paid them currently when the sale occurred, then he may have been charged for a pro-rated portion up to and including the date of the HUD-1. This amount would be claimed as a deduction on his Sche A. These are the only two things available to him.Last edited by Burke; 01-26-2015, 03:55 PM.
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what exactly are you trying to accomplish? The sale has to be reported. You include taxes, interest, cost of sale, prior improvements, other expenses to make the sale and allowable deduction (250-500K) to determine gain or loss. If this creates a gain he is taxed on it, a loss he eats.Believe nothing you have not personally researched and verified.
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