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March 16, 2021
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Cash- Out Refinance

  • March 16, 2021
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Refinanced a $530,214 mortgage at the end of 2019 to include cash out of $328,654.  New mortgage is now $858,868 at an interest rate of 4.5%.  The cash out was not used for home improvements.  My Form 1098 from new lender shows total interest paid for 2020 based on the entire $858,868.  I know I cannot deduct interest on the cash out of $323,654, but can I deduct interest on the $530,214?  How would I figure out how much interest to deduct and how would I do this on turbo tax?  Turbo tax only asks for total interest and if any portion of cash out was used for home improvements.  When I answer that the cash out was not used for home improvements, it appears to now allow any write off of any portion of the loan.  

Best answer by NCPERSON1

it is rather simple: 

 

that part that is  deductible is the $530,000 / $859,000 times the total interest. 

 

each year you will do that same calculation and as the $859,000 amortizes,  a higher percentage of the interest will be deductible. 

 

I would just enter the result of the calculation into turbo tax and then answer that there was no cash out.  

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NCPERSON1Answer
March 27, 2021

it is rather simple: 

 

that part that is  deductible is the $530,000 / $859,000 times the total interest. 

 

each year you will do that same calculation and as the $859,000 amortizes,  a higher percentage of the interest will be deductible. 

 

I would just enter the result of the calculation into turbo tax and then answer that there was no cash out.