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In reply to the discussion: Why all the tears for those left with lower SALT deductions? [View all]WarGamer
(18,344 posts)14. correct, it's new mortgages with 1 million dollar plus amounts
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No, the $220 is going to the billionaires who got a tax cut when the rest of us got a hike.
lagomorph777
May 2021
#48
That sure isn't California where properly taxes would be about 9,600, plus add the state income tax
JohnSJ
May 2021
#9
You buy an 800k house in California today, property taxes on that are 9600. Add to that SIT and
JohnSJ
May 2021
#15
in my part of bay area, housing isn't reassessed for real estate taxes until it
Fresh_Start
May 2021
#21
I am glad you you are grand fathered in, because anyone buying a house in California now pays 1.2%
JohnSJ
May 2021
#23
That is because you bought the house at a much lower price than 800k. If you sold it at 800k, the
JohnSJ
May 2021
#36
Because of proposition 13 in California, whatever the price of a house is when a House is
JohnSJ
May 2021
#51
In California it is 1.2% of what you buy the house for. If you bought a house for 800k here
JohnSJ
May 2021
#30
In many states you pay significantly higher property tax, but in general property values are better
JohnSJ
May 2021
#28
Remember that the non-itemizing personal federal deduction is $12,550 (2021)
PoliticAverse
May 2021
#20
There are a lot of people who would not be considered wealthy, though their house has appreciated
JohnSJ
May 2021
#7
In a "fair" system mortgage interest shouldn't be deductable at all. Renters can't deduct their
PoliticAverse
May 2021
#22
Losing the SALT deduction incentivizes the wealthy to leave blue states which is not good.
Yavin4
May 2021
#24
If they are in the 1%, they won't move significantly, it will be more like those in the middle class
JohnSJ
May 2021
#31
Lost 10 years worth of retirement savings because of this, in same year I lost my job
lostnfound
May 2021
#27
