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  • Mar 4, 2006, 09:10 PM
    dorry
    Taxes
    I Am Paying The Mortgage On My Deceased Parents House[daughter And Grandchildren Living There I Have Not Probated Will Still In Parents Name Can I Claim Mortgage On My Income Tax?
  • Mar 4, 2006, 11:27 PM
    AtlantaTaxExpert
    Dorry:

    No, you cannot claim the mortgage interest. The house does not belong to you; it belongs to the estate.

    If you are paying the mortgage, you can recover that cost from the sale of the house.
  • Mar 5, 2006, 10:16 AM
    dorry
    Thank you for your reply dorry
  • Mar 5, 2006, 06:02 PM
    AtlantaTaxExpert
    Glad to help!

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