Submitted: Saturday, January 26, 2008
Posted: Saturday, January 26, 2008
Steve
Corona
U.S.A.
You may NOT have a tax liability on the 1099 debt forgiveness income income. You want to consult with a qualified tax preparer for your 2007 Federal taxes to make sure you qualify.
Basically here is the deal. If you never refinanced or modified the terms of your original mortgage notes on the purchase of your house, you should qualify for this program. If you took cash out at any time or if the 2nd mortgage was added AFTER you purchased your home you do not qualify. The mortgages MUST have been used to purchase your home.
Get to a qualified tax preparer and be sure to ask them if they are knowledgeable of HR 3648 before you begin. You can google HR 3648 and get 1000's of hits explaining it. I have pasted a bit about the law below. Good Luck!
"The President signed, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 (H.R. 3648). For those homeowners who qualify, they are relieved of this tax liability. The bill is effective retroactively for debt discharged from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2009. The Act deals only with personal residences where debt is discharged through foreclosure, short sale, renegotiations, etc. And for those who keep their homes put pay mortgage insurance, it also extends the tax deduction for payment of governmental and private mortgage insurance for another three years."