Interest on Home Equity Loans are Deductible

Tuesday, June 2, 2009
By Property Management Software

You can deduct the interest expense for home equity loans and lines of credit secured by your property.

The interest expense is deductible for a loan of up to $100,000, no matter what you use the money for.

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