Interest - Itemized Deduction

ATRA, extends this treatment to amounts paid or accrued before January 1, 2014 (and not properly allocable to any period after 2013).,Br> Taxpayers can treat amounts paid during the year for qualified mortgage insurance as qualified residence interest.
To qualify for this treatment, the insurance must be in connection with acquisition debt for a qualified residence, and the insurance contract must have been issued after 2006.

Generally you may deduct on Form 1040 Schedule A qualifying mortgage interest on up to 2 residences as well as premiums paid for mortgage insurance.
A residence may be a coop unit, condominium, mobile home, houseboat, that has cooking, sleeping and toilet facilities.
Interest on debt secured on more than 2 residences may still be deductible if you use the proceeds for investment or business purposes.

If Points qualify as mortgage interest they are deducted over the term of the lease unless they are paid as part of the purchase of your principal residence. Refinanced points are amortized over the life of the mortgage.

The IRS does not require brokerage firms to report margin interest on the form 1099-INT. Generally, the amount is reported on the statement you receive from your brokerage firm as margin interest paid on the non-reportable section of the Consolidated 1099.

Interest Rates for Q1, Q2 and Q3 for 2013 will continue to be charged as follows:
3% for overpayments (2% for corporations)
3% for underpayments
5% for large corporate underpayments
0.5% for the portion of a corporate overpayment in excess of $10k.
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points. Generally, in the case of a corporation, the underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points and the overpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 2 percentage points. The rate for large corporate underpayments is the federal short-term rate plus 5 percentage points.
The rate on the portion of a corporate overpayment of tax exceeding $10,000 for a taxable period is the federal short-term rate plus one-half (0.5) of a percentage point. Further, the federal short-term rate that applies during the third month following the taxable year also applies when determining estimated tax underpayments during the first 15 days of the fourth month following the taxable year

In order to avoid any future problems and to avoid any mismatching reports with the IRS, you should include this amount on IRS Schedule B both as a positive and negative amount. Enter the Form 1099-INT amount on Schedule B, line 1 as income. Enter the same amount as a negative adjustment on Schedule B, line 1 and enter "Nominee Distribution" as the negative adjustment description. Speak to your local CPA if you have any questions about the reporting of this incorrect interest.

Tax-exempt interest from municipal bonds, exempt interest dividends from a mutual fund or other regulated investment company, although not taxable, is reportable to the IRS on Form 1040 line 8b, as well as on Schedule B.

Yes. The amount of the penalty on early withdrawal from your savings certificate is listed as an adjustment to income on Form 1040 line 30.

Enter the total interest income amount on IRS Schedule B line 1, and under the subtotal of all the interest income, enter the 50% amount owned by your brother as a negative amount with the description "Nominee Distribution".