Jeffrey Johnson is a legal writer with a focus on personal injury. He has worked on personal injury and sovereign immunity litigation in addition to experience in family, estate, and criminal law. He earned a J.D. from the University of Baltimore and has worked in legal offices and non-profits in Maryland, Texas, and North Carolina. He has also earned an MFA in screenwriting from Chapman Univer...

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While the points paid on the closing of your primary residence from your taxes in the year you paid the points, those on refinancing or on the purchase of a second home or rental property are only tax deductible over the life of the mortgage. So if it costs you $3,000 in points when you refinance a 30-year mortgage on your home, you may only deduct $100 each year for the next 30 years. If you sell the home or decide to pay off the loan earlier, then the balance of your points is deductible in the year the loan is paid off.