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heydude
2-7-12, 11:47pm
I thought i heard that congress had been dragging their feet on making sure we can still claim:

1. real estate taxes
2. mortgage interest
3. mortgage insurance

i think it was real estate/property taxes.

does anyone know if they were renewed for sure?

thanks.

sweetana3
2-8-12, 9:56am
The issue was mortgage insurance. I did a quick Google search and it was 50/50. Suggestion, contact your local Congressional office and ask them to check for you. I always got good help when asking the aide responsible for tax questions when it came to future issues like 2012 items.

Dont worry about interest and taxes unless you are a really really high earner.

heydude
2-8-12, 7:27pm
I am talking about filing for my taxes by April, so the 2011 year.

Is this all just 2012, 2013 stuff?

Not too worry?

sweetana3
2-8-12, 8:21pm
Coped from IRS Pub:
You can treat amounts you paid during 2011 for qualified mortgage insurance as home mortgage interest. The insurance must be in connection with home acquisition debt, and the insurance contract must have been issued after 2006.

Any issues appear to be possible for 2012 to be filed in 2013.