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Tax On Loan

  Dear Edith, Would I have to pay income taxes on the money I received from a reverse mortgage? I currently pay no taxes as all my income is from social security and is not that much. I don't want to have to pay the taxes. I feel that would be taxing my own money
 
 

Loans are not considered taxable income, because you're going to pay them back. The money you receive on a traditional mortgage is not taxed, and neither are the checks you'll get from your reverse mortgage

 

 

    Edith
Originally published on February 20, 2005
 
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