The Truth About Taxes and Your Home

by S. Bell

Overview

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes (9780137153862) by S. Kay Bell. Available in print and digital formats.

 

All you need to know about America’s #1 tax deduction: the home mortgage interest deduction.

 

For most of us, our home is our biggest investment. It also provides some of our biggest tax breaks. If you have a mortgage, the pain of that monthly payment is eased each filing season when you realize just how much tax-deductible interest you’ve paid. Generally, home mortgage interest is any interest you pay on a loan secured by your home. This is typically....

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132478335
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	07/14/2010
Series:	FT Press Delivers Elements
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	16
File size:	251 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

S. Kay Bell is a leading financial journalist and principal of SKB Editorial Services LLC, which provides writing, editing, and consulting services to a wide-ranging clientele. Her Don’t Mess With Taxes blog, one of the Web’s most popular personal finance blogs, is regularly cited by newspapers, TV stations, and Web sites nationwide. The Wall Street Journal recently praised her ability to effectively place personal finance advice in context. Bell helped create the Tax Channel at Bankrate.com, and served as the site’s in-house tax writer, reporter, and editor for almost six years. Her Eye on the IRS blog remains among Bankrate.com’s most popular blogs.