Sentences with phrase «count as short sale»
Does settlement of second mortgage count as short sale?
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Perhaps, you could get a break as the lender might not report the short sale - whereas a foreclosure will definitely be reported — but I wouldn't count on this.
The IRS will not count the amount forgiven by the mortgage holder as income to the seller, thus giving distressed borrowers incentive to sell short rather than default; (2) restored the tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums that expired at the end of 2011; (3) the mortgage interest deduction untouched; and (4) tax relief for mortgage debt forgiveness was extended another year; providing homeowners tax relief on loan modifications, short sales and foreclosures.
The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 creates a three - year window in which the IRS won't count as income any mortgage debt forgiven to a borrower by the lender in a loan modification, refinancing, short sale, or deed in lieu of foreclosure.