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March 25, 2025
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How do I get TurboTax to enter seller-financed mortgage interest income on to Part 1 of Schedule B? I do not think the Installment Sale path is the correct method.

  • March 25, 2025
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    DawnC
    Employee
    March 25, 2025

    Enter it in the Interest and Dividends section.   If the interest was received as part of a sale that's not reported as an Installment Sale, you should report it here as Interest from a Seller-Financed Loan.  A sale will not be reported as an Installment Sale in the following situations:

     

    • The sale does not result in a gain (for example, the sale was a loss, or the entire gain was excluded under the Primary Residence Exclusion) 
    • All payments were received in a single tax year, OR
    • You simply elect not to report the sale as an installment sale and treat the entire gain as taxable in the year of sale.

     

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