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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 29 November 2012 [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)10. Mortgage-interest deduction could be on the table in ‘fiscal cliff’ debate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/mortgage-interest-deduction-could-be-on-the-table-in-fiscal-cliff-debate/2012/11/28/4cfb81b0-335f-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html
Of all the deductions woven into the sprawling U.S. tax code, few have been more fiercely guarded than the enormous tax break that lets homeowners deduct the interest they pay on their mortgages.
But as Congress and the White House negotiate the first major rewrite of tax laws in decades, changing the generations-old mortgage-interest deduction which costs the government roughly $100 billion a year has gone from far-off possibility to part of the conversation.
The outcome of that debate could have profound long-term effects on homeowners across the country and particularly those in the Washington area, who tend to benefit from the tax break more than many other Americans due to the regions hefty home prices and high incomes.
As the Obama administration and lawmakers on Capitol Hill scramble to defuse automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to take effect Jan. 1, a herd of sacred cows from Social Security and Medicare to deductions for charitable giving and mortgage interest are in danger of losing their untouchable status.
Of all the deductions woven into the sprawling U.S. tax code, few have been more fiercely guarded than the enormous tax break that lets homeowners deduct the interest they pay on their mortgages.
But as Congress and the White House negotiate the first major rewrite of tax laws in decades, changing the generations-old mortgage-interest deduction which costs the government roughly $100 billion a year has gone from far-off possibility to part of the conversation.
The outcome of that debate could have profound long-term effects on homeowners across the country and particularly those in the Washington area, who tend to benefit from the tax break more than many other Americans due to the regions hefty home prices and high incomes.
As the Obama administration and lawmakers on Capitol Hill scramble to defuse automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to take effect Jan. 1, a herd of sacred cows from Social Security and Medicare to deductions for charitable giving and mortgage interest are in danger of losing their untouchable status.
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