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    Feb 4, 2010, 08:30 AM
    Claiming mortgage interest on taxes
    I own a house with my boyfriend. Is it legal for one of us to claim all the mortgage interest on taxes if the other claims none?
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    Mar 3, 2010, 04:27 PM
    If you both have the LEGAL requirement to pay the loan, then the interest must be split 50-50.

    If only ONE of you is on the mortgage, then THAT person claims the mortgage interest deduction.
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