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Reporting Requirement for 1098 (2 Mortgagor)

Question: 
When two people are the mortgagor, what is the reporting requirement for the 1098? Are you supposed to issue 1 or 2 1098's?
Answer: 

Answer by Randy Carey: One, to whomever you have designed as the primary borrower (usually the first name on the account)and from whom you have obtained a W-9.

Answer: 

Answer by Ken Golliher: On deposits, when the entire amount of interest on a joint account is reported to one person that person can send the second owner a 1099-INT to report his portion of the interest. Your customer can check with his tax preparer to see if a similar mechanism exists here.

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First published on BankersOnline.com 5/7/12

First published on 05/07/2012

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