How Do I Get My 1098 Form? Your mortgage lender sends your Form 1098 to you, generally by the end of January of the filing year. Some lenders may make their tax forms available online, in which case you should check your account to download.
You should receive one in January if you have a mortgage, and are able to claim the interest as a deduction if you itemize your tax return. Internal Revenue Service. "About Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement."
Use the Search feature to find your account. Then select the E-STATEMENT button to access your statement. You may also contact our office at 817-884-1100 to request a statement or email us at taxoffice@tarrantcountytx.
For questions about property tax bills and collections, call the Property Tax Assistance Division's Information Services Team at 512-305-9999 or 1-800-252-9121 (press 3).
A mortgage statement is an accounting of all of the details about your mortgage, including the current balance owed, interest charges, interest rate changes (if you have an adjustable-rate mortgage) and a breakdown of your current and past payments.
Use Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement, to report mortgage interest (including points, defined later) of $600 or more you received during the year in the course of your trade or business from an individual, including a sole proprietor. Report only interest on a mortgage, defined later.
If you itemize your deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040), only include the personal part of your deductible mortgage interest on Schedule A (Form 1040), lines 8a or 8b.
Share: If you already have your Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement, you probably have everything you need to claim a mortgage interest deduction on your tax return.
No, you don't have to file Form 1098 or submit it with your tax return. You only have to indicate the amount of interest reported by the form. And you generally only report this interest if you are itemizing deductions on your tax return.