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Bush Foreclosure Solution Just Adds Water
At present, under the Tax Code a homeowner who loses a home to foreclosure has to pay income taxes on any portion of the mortgage debt the lender may decide to forgive. The IRS currently considers such forgiven debt to be additional gross (and taxable) income for the year. Given such reasoning, amending the legislation’s core concept may indeed be justified because in the free market system under which this It wasn’t very long ago that President George W. Bush came out with a public policy statement negating any possibility of either a homeowner, or a lender bailout, given the
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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New Tax Law Spurs More Short Sales, Expert Says
For real estate investors looking for pre-foreclosure bargains, a new federal law could unleash a torrent of short sales as struggling borrowers facing foreclosure unload their over-mortgaged homes to avoid huge tax bills on capital gains. HR 3648 , or the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, signed by President George W. Bush on Dec. 20, helps people whose homes are in foreclosure by canceling taxes on any mortgage debt that has been forgiven by their lender. The government previously viewed the difference between the debt and the value of the home as taxable “income.”
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • New Tax Law Spurs More Short Sales, Expert Says
    For real estate investors looking for pre-foreclosure bargains, a new federal law could unleash a torrent of short sales as struggling borrowers facing foreclosure unload their over-mortgaged homes to avoid huge tax bills on capital gains. HR 3648 , or the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, signed by President George W. Bush on Dec. 20, helps people whose homes are in foreclosure by canceling taxes on any mortgage debt that has been forgiven by their lender. The government previously viewed the difference between the debt and the value of the home as taxable “income.”
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Bush Foreclosure Solution Just Adds Water
    At present, under the Tax Code a homeowner who loses a home to foreclosure has to pay income taxes on any portion of the mortgage debt the lender may decide to forgive. The IRS currently considers such forgiven debt to be additional gross (and taxable) income for the year. Given such reasoning, amending the legislation’s core concept may indeed be justified because in the free market system under which this It wasn’t very long ago that President George W. Bush came out with a public policy statement negating any possibility of either a homeowner, or a lender bailout, given the
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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