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    Default Re: How Do We Get Annual 1098 Int and Real Est. Tax Forms Sent to the Right Person

    The lender is free to make any requirements.

    However, you're getting bent out of shape over no reason. It matters not who the 1098 is made out to. All it matters is that she is obligated to pay the interest and she does pay the interest. The IRS doesn't get bent out of shape about which joint tenant claims the interest as long as they total claimed between them doesn't exceed the total interest.

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    Default Re: How Do We Get Annual 1098 Int and Real Est. Tax Forms Sent to the Right Person

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    The lender is free to make any requirements.

    However, you're getting bent out of shape over no reason. It matters not who the 1098 is made out to. All it matters is that she is obligated to pay the interest and she does pay the interest. The IRS doesn't get bent out of shape about which joint tenant claims the interest as long as they total claimed between them doesn't exceed the total interest.
    Thanks for replying. How would the IRS even know we are joint tenants on the tax return my fiance would file? If I get the forms, and my fiance sends them in, name and SSN won't match, so won't that be a red flag?

    Also, I'm still trying to find out HOW it's determined to who the tax forms are sent. Does anyone know the answer to this question?

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    You don't submit 1098's to the IRS. You must declare the interest. If the IRS gets hinky they'll send you her a letter and ask her to justify the deduction.

    The 1098 is required to be filed with and sent to the "payer of record," but again that's a fairly arbitrary decision the bank makes. You can certainly ask them to make her the payer of record.

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    You don't submit 1098's to the IRS. You must declare the interest. If the IRS gets hinky they'll send you her a letter and ask her to justify the deduction.

    Thanks for replying.

    The 1098 is required to be filed with and sent to the "payer of record," but again that's a fairly arbitrary decision the bank makes. You can certainly ask them to make her the payer of record.
    I know I don't submit the 1098's. I was asking who determines which one of us (me or my fiancee) will get the 1098 forms. I guess my wording must be confusing, sorry.

    "Payer of record" will be me if the lender uses the first person on the note. This lender will be selling the mortgage to who knows...

    I simply want this done correctly from the beginning so we don't have to mess around with all of this next year, and the year after that, and the year after that, etc.

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    The lender will issue the 1098 to the first borrower listed on the mortgage and use the SSN of that borrower.

    You can, of course, fill out the loan application with your fiancé as the first borrower but the lender is free to deny you the loan if you don't do it the lender's way.

    As for who gets the deduction, the following comes from IRS Publication 936

    "More than one borrower. If you and at least one other person (other than your spouse if you file a joint return) were liable for and paid interest on a mortgage that was for your home, and the other person received a Form 1098 showing the interest that was paid during the year, attach a statement to your return explaining this. Show how much of the interest each of you paid, and give the name and address of the person who received the form. Deduct your share of the interest on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 11, and print “See attached” next to the line. Also, deduct your share of any qualified mortgage insurance premiums on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 13.
    Similarly, if you are the payer of record on a mortgage on which there are other borrowers entitled to a deduction for the interest shown on the Form 1098 you received, deduct only your share of the interest on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 10. Let each of the other borrowers know what his or her share is."


    http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p936.pdf

    If you get the 1098 and your fiancé takes the deduction for interest and property taxes, attach a duplicate statement to each return explaining the agreement. At least, that way you get it on record. Do it every year.
    Thanks.

    That will mean we'll need to send in tax returns via snail mail. I've been sending in our returns electronically for almost 15 years now. That's why I want to get this straight right from the start. And I honestly don't see why this is such a big deal to the lender. I read Fannie Mae's regulations, and Fannie Mae doesn't care who is listed as Borrower or Co-Borrower., so why does the lender?

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    I honestly don't see why this is such a big deal to the lender. I read Fannie Mae's regulations, and Fannie Mae doesn't care who is listed as Borrower or Co-Borrower., so why does the lender?
    It's the golden rule. The lender has the gold, the lender makes the rules. You want the gold, you follow the lender's rules. That's how it works. I've dealt with many mortgage companies in my life and they all have their nonsense that you have to go along with if you want their money.

    And it doesn't stop with just getting the money. Read the loan contract very, very carefully and you'll see crap in there that'll make you miserable for the life of the loan.

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    Default Re: How Do We Get Annual 1098 Int and Real Est. Tax Forms Sent to the Right Person

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    It's the golden rule. The lender has the gold, the lender makes the rules. You want the gold, you follow the lender's rules. That's how it works. I've dealt with many mortgage companies in my life and they all have their nonsense that you have to go along with if you want their money.

    And it doesn't stop with just getting the money. Read the loan contract very, very carefully and you'll see crap in there that'll make you miserable for the life of the loan.
    I like the way you wrote that .

    I always read everything fully. Once, at a title company when I sold a house, there was a $3,000 fee for prepayment penalty. My loan had no prepayment penalty. It took an hour, but I made sure I didn't pay that.

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    I know I don't submit the 1098's. I was asking who determines which one of us (me or my fiancee) will get the 1098 forms. I guess my wording must be confusing, sorry.

    "Payer of record" will be me if the lender uses the first person on the note. This lender will be selling the mortgage to who knows...

    I simply want this done correctly from the beginning so we don't have to mess around with all of this next year, and the year after that, and the year after that, etc.

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    Thanks.

    That will mean we'll need to send in tax returns via snail mail. I've been sending in our returns electronically for almost 15 years now. That's why I want to get this straight right from the start. And I honestly don't see why this is such a big deal to the lender. I read Fannie Mae's regulations, and Fannie Mae doesn't care who is listed as Borrower or Co-Borrower., so why does the lender?
    No, it does not mean that you will have to send in tax returns via snail mail. As you were previously told, your fiancé will only need to submit proof that he/she is on the loan if the IRS asks for that proof. It is NOT a big deal at all. Seriously, it is not. Yes, the instructions state to attach a statement, but you can attach an unformatted statement electronically if necessary. Or rather, a tax professional can do so. I don't believe I have ever seen that option on online programs for consumer use. However, even if you do not attach any statement, the worst that will happen is that you will get a letter and will have to prove that the deduction is valid. Once again, this is not a big deal at all.

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    Default Re: How Do We Get Annual 1098 Int and Real Est. Tax Forms Sent to the Right Person

    Of course, you could just get married, file jointly, and then the problem really ceases to exist.

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    Of course, you could just get married
    Which would be the smart thing to do before buying property together.

    Many have sorely repented the error of buying property with significant others.

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    Of course, you could just get married, file jointly, and then the problem really ceases to exist.
    Yeah, we could, after 22 years. We're happy the way it is.

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    Which would be the smart thing to do before buying property together.

    Many have sorely repented the error of buying property with significant others.
    It's been 22 years, we both would do the right thing if one of us decided to end our pseudo-marriage. Siblings buy property together, cousins buy property together, as well as all of the above going into business together.

    I don't think being advised to get married is part of this discussion. We aren't, and that is that.

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    No, it does not mean that you will have to send in tax returns via snail mail. As you were previously told, your fiancé will only need to submit proof that he/she is on the loan if the IRS asks for that proof. It is NOT a big deal at all. Seriously, it is not. Yes, the instructions state to attach a statement, but you can attach an unformatted statement electronically if necessary. Or rather, a tax professional can do so. I don't believe I have ever seen that option on online programs for consumer use. However, even if you do not attach any statement, the worst that will happen is that you will get a letter and will have to prove that the deduction is valid. Once again, this is not a big deal at all.
    Thanks for replying.

    See, that is just what we want to avoid: getting a letter from the IRS a year after filing a tax return. I'm an accountant, I do the tax returns electronically. I don't want to have to prove something is valid a year or two after the fact. I'd rather the paperwork go to the IRS in my fiance's name, then we don't have to worry about a potential letter coming in the mail.

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