This Year,Mr

question 19

Multiple Choice

This year,Mr.and Mrs.Franklin paid $93,000 interest on a mortgage they incurred to build their home in Santa Fe.The average principal balance of the mortgage was $1.43 million.The home has an appraised FMV of only $900,000.Compute the Franklin's itemized deduction for their home mortgage interest.

• A)$65,035
• B)$58,531
• C)$93,000
• D)None of the above

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