For many of you, finding the money to pay for a new car, boat or dream vacation was as easy as tapping the equity in your home. Prior to 2018, you could use the equity in your home to make large purchases, pay expenses or consolidate debt and deduct the interest on up to $100,000 of debt.

After 2017 and before 2026, this tax savings strategy is gone. While you can still use the equity in your home to borrow needed funds, the interest is no longer deductible unless you use the money to buy, construct or improve your home. The elimination of this deduction applies regardless of when the home equity debt was incurred.