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Entries from March 2011

Passing the test on canceled mortgage debt has tax rewards

March 13th, 2011 · No Comments

Homeowners who went through loan modifications, short sales and foreclosures can avoid big tax bills if they qualify for a special exemption adopted by Congress. With hundreds of thousands of homeowners having negotiated loan modifications or short sales or been foreclosed upon during the past year, the Internal Revenue Service has issued fresh guidance on how to handle canceled mortgage debt in …

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Tags: Credit Cards · Student Loans

Canceled debt often must be reported as income

March 13th, 2011 · No Comments

One can only imagine all the high-fives and fist-bumps that erupt once a can’t-make-ends-meet borrower finally, finally talks a lender into forgiving $3,000 in credit card debt.

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Tags: Credit Cards

Canceled debt often must be reported as income

March 12th, 2011 · No Comments

One can only imagine all the high-fives and fist-bumps that erupt once a can’t-make-ends-meet borrower finally, finally talks a lender into forgiving $3,000 in credit card debt.

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Tags: Credit Cards

Passing the test on canceled mortgage debt has tax rewards

March 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Homeowners who went through loan modifications, short sales and foreclosures can avoid big tax bills if they qualify for a special exemption adopted by Congress. With hundreds of thousands of homeowners having negotiated loan modifications or short sales or been foreclosed upon during the past year, the Internal Revenue Service has issued fresh guidance on how to handle canceled mortgage debt in …

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Tags: Credit Cards · Student Loans

The Nation’s Housing: A tax test on canceled debt

March 12th, 2011 · No Comments

With hundreds of thousands of homeowners having negotiated loan modifications or short sales or been foreclosed upon during the past year, the Internal Revenue Service has issued fresh guidance on how to handle canceled mortgage debt in the upcoming tax season.

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Tags: Credit Cards · Student Loans