IRS Publications for Homeowners

Sep 30, 2015 | Employing a Nanny

Here is a library of IRS publications for homeowners, covering many issues of concern.

Title

Publication
Number

Description

Home Mortgage Interest Deduction

936

Includes general information on home mortgage interest, including points, how to report deductible interest and limits on your deduction.
Selling Your Home

523

Covers the rules for excluding from income any gain up to $250,000 ($500,000 on a joint return for married couples), the business use or rental of your home, and recapturing a federal mortgage subsidy.
Tax Information for First-Time Homeowners

530

Includes settlement and closing costs, real estate taxes, home mortgage interest, and repairs, tax credits for a mortgage credit certificate and documents to prove basis and adjusted basis.
Residential Rental Property

527

Covers rules involving rental income and expenses, including depreciation, as well as casualty losses on rental property and the passive activity and at-risk rules.
Business Use of Your Home

587

Contains information about who qualifies for deductions for business use of a home, including as a daycare facility.
Moving Expenses

521

Provides information on deductions for certain costs of moving because you changed job locations or started a new job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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