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1a. The market value of your house is $175,000 and you have a first mortgage balance of $100,000. If a lender requires a 80% loan-to-market value ratio, how large could your home equity loan be?
1b. Isabelle (a single taxpayer) contributes $6,000 annually to her church. In addition, she owns a home in which she has $20,000 equity, and she itemizes deductions. If she pays $1,000 interest on credit cards, $6,000 interest on her home equity loan, and is in the 26% marginal tax bracket, calculate Isabelle's tax savings from these interest payments.
Solution 1.
The total loan possible on the house = 80% * $175000 = $140000
home equity loan = $140000-first mortgage
= $140000-$100000
= $40000.
Solution 2.
Total tax savings= Deductible expenses (i.e those exempt under law)*Tax rate
=(6000+20000+1000+6000)*26%
=$8580.