Sometimes a debtor could be overwhelmed by debt repayments and may need to negotiate for debt cancellation. If you get one, the IRS considers it an income, and it is taxable. That's...
Posted by CORE PERFORMANCE on 05/22/2022
You might need to report the canceled amount as income on your tax return if you could get a debt write-off or forgiveness. You should know what to expect so you don't end up with...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 09/20/2021
Including Forgiven Debts With Income Almost everyone who gets a debt forgiven will get a Form 1099-C (Cancellation of Debt) from the lender, which reveals the amount of debt cancelled....
Posted by Income Taxes and Bookkeeping LLC on 09/03/2021
Forgiveness of debts, also known as debt cancellation, is a relief to anyone who has been in debt. But what happens afterward with the taxes? When your debt is canceled or forgiven,...
Posted by CORE PERFORMANCE on 07/31/2021
There are times a distressed borrower will negotiate with a creditor for debt relief. These borrowers will either file for bankruptcy or go with a debt relief program that can reduce...
Posted by James Financial Services Inc on 05/24/2021
Form 1099-CAP from the IRS is one of the series of the 1099 forms available from Uncle Sam. They use this to report transactions and payments from nonemployee. Whenever there is a...
All debt forgiven in a short sale was taxed as ordinary income prior to the adoption of President George W. Bush’s "Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act and Debt Cancellation"...
Posted by BEST FINANCIAL GROUP LTD on 01/22/2019
If a creditor acquires your property through foreclosure and evicts you, or if you surrender your property before the eviction, the lender will send you an IRS Form 1099-A Acquisition...
The sale of any property and foreclosure is treated the same way by Uncle Sam. Since the property was transferred to another person, there could be taxes on such a property. This is...