Question: is interest on home equity lines of credit tax deductible?
Answer: Despite the provisions of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, the IRS in a 2018 advisory stated that home equity loan interest is still deductible, as is interest on HELOCs and second mortgages. ... The deduction is not unlimited; the total amount of mortgage-related debt interest that can be deducted beginning in 2018 is $750,000.