| A point on a mortgage loan is one
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| | taxpayer's mortgage loan. The taxpayer
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| percentage point of the loan. For
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| | may not deduct the points immediately.
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| example, two points on a $200,000
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| | The taxpayer must amortize the points
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| mortgage loan would be $4,000 ($200,000 x
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| | over the life of the loan. If the
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| 2%). Points represent prepaid interest.A
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| | taxpayer pays the loan off early, the
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| taxpayer who uses the cash method of
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| | taxpayer may deduct the unamortized
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| accounting may deduct points paid on a
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| | points in the year paid.However, for
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| loan to buy or improve a principal
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| | taxpayers who live under the jurisdiction
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| residence as long as the points are a
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| | of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the
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| normal business practice in the area, are
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| | Eighth Circuit, if the taxpayer pays
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| reasonable in amount, and the loan is
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| | points on a mortgage loan and uses the
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| secured by the residence (Sections
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| | proceeds to pay off a short-term bridge
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| 163(h)(3)(B) and 461(g)(2)). Interest,
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| | loan, the taxpayer may deduct the points
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| including points, on a loan to acquire or
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| | in the year paid (Huntsman v.
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| improve the taxpayer's residence is
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| | Commissioner, 90-2 USTC Para. 50,340,
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| limited to the interest on the first
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| | CA-8, 1990, rev'g 91 TC 917). The U. S.
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| $1,000,000 of the mortgage loan.The limit
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| | Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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| on deductibility of interest on a loan to
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| | has jurisdiction over taxpayers in the
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| acquire a residence applies to the
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| | states of Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota,
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| taxpayer's principal residence and one
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| | Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and
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| other residence (Section 163(h)(4)(A).
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| | South Dakota.If a taxpayer pays points on
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| However, a taxpayer may deduct points
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| | a mortgage loan to acquire undeveloped
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| paid in the year paid only in connection
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| | land, a commercial building, or rental
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| with a mortgage loan on the taxpayer's
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| | real estate, the taxpayer must amortize
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| primary residence (Section 461(g)(2)). If
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| | the points over the life of the loan. If
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| a taxpayer pays points on a mortgage loan
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| | the taxpayer pays the loan off early,
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| to purchase a second home, the taxpayer
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| | including a sale of the property, the
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| must amortize the points over the life of
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| | taxpayer may deduct the unamortized
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| the loan.A taxpayer claims the deduction
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| | points in the year paid.Taxpayers should
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| on Schedule A of Form 1040. A buyer may
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| | remember to deduct points paid in
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| deduct the points even if the seller pays
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| | connection with a mortgage loan to
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| them (Rev. Proc. 94-27, 1994-1 CB 613). A
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| | purchase or improve their principal
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| taxpayer who uses the accrual basis of
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| | residence, whether the purchaser or
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| accounting must amortize the points over
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| | seller pays the points. For points paid
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| the life of the loan.If a taxpayer pays
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| | in connection with a refinancing of a
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| points on a home equity loan, the
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| | mortgage, to obtain a home equity loan,
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| taxpayer may not deduct the points
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| | or to obtain a mortgage loan on rental or
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| immediately unless the taxpayer uses the
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| | commercial property, taxpayers should
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| proceeds of the home equity loan to
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| | remember to deduct the points over the
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| improve the property. If the taxpayer
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| | life of the loan and deduct the
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| does not use the proceeds of a home
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| | unamortized points in the year the
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| equity loan to improve the property, the
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| | taxpayer pays the loan.Alan D. Campbell
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| taxpayer must amortize the points over
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| | is a CPA in Arkansas and Florida and is
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| the life of the loan (Sections
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| | self-employed primarily as an author of
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| 163(h)(3)(C) and 461(g)(1)).The deduction
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| | tax publications. He earned a Ph.D. in
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| of interest, including points, on a home
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| | accounting with an emphasis in taxation
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| equity loan is limited to the interest on
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| | from the University of North Texas. He is
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| a home equity loan up to $100,000 unless
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| | also admitted to practice before the
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| the taxpayer uses the home equity loan
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| | United States Tax Court. He has published
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| for business purposes. If the taxpayer
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| | numerous articles on tax topics in
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| pays the loan off early, the taxpayer may
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| | professional journals. He is the
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| deduct the unamortized points in the year
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| | co-author of the book Tax Strategies for
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| paid (Temp. Regs. Sec.
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| | the Self-Employed and the revision editor
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| 1.163-10T(j)(3)).The same rule that
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| | of CCH Financial and Estate Planning
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| applies to a home equity loan also
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| | Guide, 15th edition.
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| generally applies to a refinancing of a
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