Short Sales Sometimes Have Income Taxes

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 allows most people to short sale their home and not owe any income taxes on the forgiven debt.

However, there are a few situations where a homeowner may still owe taxes after
a short sale.

According to the IRS's Website, here are the following situations where you may owe taxes after a short sale or foreclosure.

* If you are being forgiven of more than $2 Million on your principal
residence.

* If you are being forgiven of more than $1 Million on your principal residence
and you are a married person filing a separate return.

* If the debt being forgiven was from a refinance and the proceeds of the
refinance was not used to improve your residence.

(If you refinanced your house and used the money to improve your residence,
then you wouldn't be taxed on the forgiven debt. I would talk to an accountant
to get all the details before trying this strategy.)

* Forgiven debt on second homes and other properties that are not your primary
residence are not eligible for tax relief under this law.

There are other ways to get tax relief, but they are not covered under this
law.

If you have any questions about a Short Sale, Please feel free to contact me by email at bion@bionsellshomes.com or, if you prefer, you can call me at 770-875-4268.

Thanks for reading this, Bion Grady.

Bion is a Real Estate Agent at Maximum One Realty Greater Atlanta.

Bion Grady specializes in loan modification assistance and short sales in
Georgia. Loan Modification Help, Short Sales. Short Sale Realtor.

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