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    Jan 25, 2007, 10:20 PM
    Foreign Property Tax
    My wife owns a house in the Philippines, which was purchased before we were married. Every year, she pays the property tax on the property. I was wondering if I could claim a deduction for the property tax in the Philippines and, if so, how would I go about doing this?
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    Jan 26, 2007, 09:48 AM
    I assume that you are filing as a resident alien (Form 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ).

    Yes, you can claim the property tax as an itemized deduction on Schedule A in the "Tax" section.

    Of course, if your combined itemized deductions do not exceed the Standard Deduction, then the deduction is meaningless.

    If you are a non-resident alien, then this deduction is NOT available to you.
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