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- From: lizzit@silver.lcs.mit.edu (Lizzette Xixxo)
- Subject: Re: HELP! Weird mortgage situation.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan29.000706.8906@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
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- Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
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- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1993 00:07:06 GMT
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- Eric's problem: deed & mortgage in his in-law's name as security (for
- the in-laws) on a second mortgage from the in-laws. Who claims the
- deductions?
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- Answer: Since it is essentially Eric's, he should start off by getting
- his name on the deed, ALONG with the in-laws. that prevents future
- arguements from the IRS that it isn't really his. All the interest
- and taxes are deductable by Eric (because he is paying), but the IRS will
- disallow it unless he puts the mortgage interest on the SECOND mortgage
- interest line on Sch. A. This is because the IRS now has a social security
- number matchuop program, so anything that doesn't have the taxpayer's
- ss# and is placed on the first mortgage line gets disallowed. Eric
- can also deduct the mortgage interest he pays to his in-laws, but then
- the in-laws will have to pay tax on the interest recieved, so he should be
- sure to discuss this with them before he does it.
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