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milawi
Mar 20, 2010, 06:12 AM
Client owns rental property in the US- the home mortgage is held by a foreign bank... is the mortgage interest deductible on the Schedule E?

MukatA
Mar 20, 2010, 06:45 AM
Yes, but there is a problem. Your client is required to withhold taxes on interest payments to the foreign bank.