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deduction by the refund. Instead, see the instructions for Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8. More than one borrower. If you and at least one other person (other than your spouse if you file a joint return) were liable for and paid interest on a mortgage that was your home, you can only deduct your share of the interest. Shared interest reported on your Form 1098. If the shared interest was reported on the Form 1098 you received, deduct only your share of the interest on line 8a. Let each of the other borrowers know what his or her share is. Shared interest reported on someone else's Form 1098. If the shared interest was reported on the other person's Form 1098, report your share of the interest on line 8b (as explained in Line 8b, later). Form 1098 doesn’t show all interest paid. If you paid more interest to the re- cipient than is shown on Form 1098, in- clude the larger deductible amount on line 8a and explain the difference. If you are filing a paper return, explain the dif- ference by attaching a statement to your paper return and printing “See attached” to the right of line 8a. If you are claiming the mort- gage interest credit (for holders of qualified mortgage credit certificates issued by state or local gov- ernmental units or agencies), subtract the amount shown on Form 8396, line 3, from the total deductible interest you paid on your home mortgage. Enter the result on line 8a. Line 8b If you paid home mortgage interest to a recipient who didn’t provide you a Form 1098, report your deductible mortgage interest on line 8b. Your deductible mortgage interest may be less than what you paid if one or more of the limits on home mortgage interest apply to you. For more information about these limits, see Limits on home mortgage interest, earlier. Seller financed mortgage. If you paid home mortgage interest to the person from whom you bought the home and that person didn’t provide you a Form 1098, write that person's name, identify- ing number, and address on the dotted lines next to line 8b. If the recipient of CAUTION ! your home mortgage payment(s) is an individual, the identifying number is his or her social security number (SSN). Otherwise, it is the employer identifica- tion number (EIN). You must also let the recipient know your SSN. If you don't show the required information about the recipient or let the recipient know your SSN, you may have to pay a $50 penalty. Interest reported on someone else’s Form 1098. If you and at least one oth- er person (other than your spouse if fil- ing jointly) were liable for and paid in- terest on the mortgage, and the home mortgage interest paid was reported on the other person’s Form 1098, identify the name and address of the person or persons who received a Form 1098 re- porting the interest you paid. If you are filing a paper return, identify the person by attaching a statement to your paper return and printing “See attached” to the right of line 8b. Line 8c Points Not Reported on Form 1098 Points are shown on your settlement statement. Points you paid only to bor- row money are generally deductible over the life of the loan. See Pub. 936 to figure the amount you can deduct. Points paid for other purposes, such as for a lender's services, aren't deductible. Refinancing. Generally, you must de- duct points you paid to refinance a mort- gage over the life of the loan. This is true even if the new mortgage is secured by your main home. If you used part of the proceeds to improve your main home, you may be able to deduct the part of the points rela- ted to the improvement in the year paid. See Pub. 936 for details. If you paid off a mortgage ear- ly, deduct any remaining points in the year you paid off the mortgage. However, if you refinanced your mortgage with the same lender, see Mortgage ending early in Pub. 936 for an exception. CAUTION ! TIP Line 8d Mortgage Insurance Premiums Enter the qualified mortgage insurance premiums you paid under a mortgage in- surance contract issued after December 31, 2006, in connection with home ac- quisition debt that was secured by your first or second home. Box 5 of Form 1098 shows the amount of premiums you paid in 2020. If you and at least one other person (other than your spouse if filing jointly) were liable for and paid the premiums in connection with the loan, and the premiums were reported on the other person's Form 1098, report your share of the premiums on line 8d. See Prepaid mortgage insurance premi- ums, later, if you paid any premiums al- locable to any period after 2020. Qualified mortgage insurance is mortgage insurance provided by the De- partment of Veterans Affairs, the Feder- al Housing Administration, or the Rural Housing Service (or their successor or- ganizations), and private mortgage in- surance (as defined in section 2 of the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 as in effect on December 20, 2006). Mortgage insurance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Rural Housing Service is commonly known as a funding fee and guarantee fee, respectively. These fees can be de- ducted fully in 2020 if the mortgage in- surance contract was issued in 2020. Contact the mortgage insurance issuer to determine the deductible amount if it isn't included in box 5 of Form 1098. Prepaid mortgage insurance premi- ums. If you paid qualified mortgage in- surance premiums that are allocable to periods after 2020, you must allocate them over the shorter of: • The stated term of the mortgage, or • 84 months, beginning with the month the insurance was obtained. The premiums are treated as paid in the year to which they are allocated. If the mortgage is satisfied before its term, no deduction is allowed for the unamor- tized balance. See Pub. 936 for details. The allocation rules, explained earli- er, don't apply to qualified mortgage in- surance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Rural Housing A-9