Individual Income Taxes
Individual Income Taxes
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ISBN: 9780357109731
Author: Hoffman
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Identify the amount of mortgage interest that Person A may deduct in the given situation.

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LO.5Miller owns a personal residence with a fair market value of $195,000 and an outstanding first mortgage of $157,500, which was used entirely to acquire the residence. This year, Miller gets a home equity loan of $10,000 to purchase a new fishing boat. How much of this mortgage debt is treated as qualified residence indebtedness?
28. John Jay paid interest expense of $12,000 on his personal residence original first mortgage this year and $5,000 on a $100,000 home equity credit line also secured by a mortgage on his home Half of the home equity credit line loan proceeds were used to put a new roof on the home and the other half was used to purchase a new car. Assuming the acquisition and home equity limits are not exceeded, how much of the total interest expense is deductible on John's Schedule A as qualified home mortgage interest? O$17,000 O$14,500. O$12,000 29 The Browns borrowed $30,000, secured by their home, to pay their son's college tuition. At the time of the loan, the fair market value of their home was $400,000, and it was unencumbered by other debt. The interest on the loan is treated for itemized deductions as ODeductible points. ONon-deductible home equity (mortgage) interest. ODeductible home equity (mortgage) interest.
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