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  "name": "Are closing costs tax deductible?",
  "description": "Mostly no. Only two buyer closing costs are deductible in the year paid: prepaid mortgage interest and property taxes (if you itemize). Discount points are deductible over the loan's life (or immediately on a purchase meeting IRS tests). Everything else — title, appraisal, origination — gets added to your cost basis instead.",
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    "question": "Are closing costs tax deductible?",
    "shortAnswer": "Mostly no. Only two buyer closing costs are deductible in the year paid: prepaid mortgage interest and property taxes (if you itemize). Discount points are deductible over the loan's life (or immediately on a purchase meeting IRS tests). Everything else — title, appraisal, origination — gets added to your cost basis instead.",
    "tableTitle": "Tax treatment of common closing costs",
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      "Cost",
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      "Alternative benefit"
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      {
        "label": "Prepaid interest + property tax",
        "value": "Yes, if itemizing",
        "note": "Schedule A"
      },
      {
        "label": "Discount points (purchase)",
        "value": "Usually yes",
        "note": "IRS nine tests"
      },
      {
        "label": "Origination, title, appraisal, recording",
        "value": "No",
        "note": "Added to cost basis"
      },
      {
        "label": "Transfer taxes",
        "value": "No",
        "note": "Added to basis (reduces gain later)"
      },
      {
        "label": "Home inspection",
        "value": "No",
        "note": "Personal expense"
      }
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    "context": "The basis angle matters more than people realize: with the $250,000/$500,000 home-sale exclusion, most sellers owe no capital gains anyway — but if your gain could exceed the exclusion (long-held homes in hot markets), every dollar of basis from closing costs and improvements shrinks the taxable gain. Refinance points must be deducted over the loan's life (1/30th per year on a 30-year refi), though the remainder becomes deductible when you refinance or sell. Itemizing only beats the standard deduction ($15,000 single / $30,000 married in 2025) for a minority of homeowners.",
    "methodology": "Per IRS Publication 530 (home purchase costs) and 936 (mortgage interest); 2025 standard deduction figures. Not tax advice — confirm with a tax professional.",
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