Here's what you should know about the form 1099-C, Cancellation of Debt: A form 1099-C, Cancellation of Debt, is issued by a creditor when a debt is discharged for less than the full amount you owe ...

A tax adviser faces a challenge when advising a client about the taxability of a canceled debt. In addition to breaking the news that the transaction is possibly a taxable event under Sec. 61(a)(12), ...

You probably have heard that running cocktail hour joke about the two sure things in life — death and taxes. Well that chuckle starter came up again during the BHPH Report’s conversation with ...

Form 1099-C often comes as a concerning surprise at tax time. Here's what you need to know about reporting forgiven debt as income. Most people are in for a surprise when they receive a 1099-C, never ...

Pay attention. This is one of my posts with an important lesson rather than an entertaining story. The lesson comes from a Tax Court decision - TCM 2018-140. You will find out the taxpayer's name if ...

If you've already filed your tax return, and get a form 1099-C in the mail afterwards, it might mean that you didn't report the correct amount of taxable income. Here's what you need to know about the ...

You will receive a 1099-C Cancelation of Debt form if a lender forgives more than $600 of taxable debt. You must include the amount of canceled debt on your federal tax return as a part of your ...

Working with customer disputes isn’t an unfamiliar situation to most buy-here, pay-here operators. Dealers have become accustomed to smoothing out situations about repairs, payments and a host of ...

You finally did it. You filed your taxes and now need only await your return, to be spent on a new TV or stocked away in an IRA or whatever you want — it’s your money again, and not Uncle Sam’s.

As is the case every year, we’re hearing from lots of folks confused about when to send a 1099 form or other “information ...

If you have debt that is canceled by a lender, you may receive IRS Form 1099-C. Although you are no longer liable to repay the debt, you can’t simply forget about it. The IRS may consider the forgiven ...

Most people are in for a surprise when they receive a 1099-C, never realizing that canceled debt is often treated just like any other dollar of ordinary income. Creditors record canceled debts on a ...