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A Field Guide To Cancellation Of Debt Income, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr., Daniel L. Simmons
A Field Guide To Cancellation Of Debt Income, Martin J. Mcmahon Jr., Daniel L. Simmons
Martin J. McMahon
The United States is awash in a sea of debt. In the midst of the most severe recession since the Great Depression, loan delinquencies and charge-offs are at levels heretofore unknown in the modern financial era. Every loan charge-off and mortgage foreclosure has tax consequences. While the creditor most often claims a bad debt deduction or business related loss, the debtor generally must recognize gross income and pay income taxes on an amount roughly equal to the creditor’s loss, unless a special exception applies to exclude the debt relief from income. This article deals with the tax consequences to the …