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Line 20B, Local Standards: housing and utilities, mortgage/rent expense.

New Form B 122A-2, Line 9

  • Based on county of residence; see line 14 for resolving multiple residences.
  • The following are included in the Local Standard and may not be counted elsewhere, except as provided on lines 42 and 43:
    • principal and interest on mortgage loan;
    • rent;
    • homeowners/renters insurance;
    • local property taxes.
  • Line 20B(b) is the same figure as line 42 for house payments.
  • Debtor may not "double dip," that is take the full amount of the Local Standard for mortgage/rent on line 20B(a) and then fail to deduct the monthly mortgage payment on line 20B(b). The overall effect of disallowing double-dipping is to allow the debtor to take only the higher of the actual mortgage payment or the Local Standard.
  • If the home is being surrendered, the debtor may not include the mortgage payment on lines 42 and 43, and may not deduct the mortgage payment on line 20B(b). The debtor may, however, claim the full amount of the Local Standard for housing on line 20A.
  • Debtors and joint debtors are entitled to only one Local Standard mortgage/rent payment, even if maintaining two separate households.
  • Vacation homes do not entitle a debtor to the Local Standard on line 20B.
  • Debtor may not claim a Local Standard on line 20B when the debtor:
    • is and has been living with a friend or relative for an extended period of time at no cost;
    • is and has been living in military or other employer-paid housing.

 


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