In his testimony, Grooms urged Congress to
make mortgage cancellation relief a permanent provision since the exclusion has already expired, leaving the future of troubled borrowers in serious doubt.
NAR is issuing a Call for Action to its members that emphasizes the need for any tax legislation to do no harm to the economy by retaining the deductions for mortgage interest and property taxes, the capital gains exclusion on proceeds from the sale of a principal residence, and extension
of mortgage cancellation relief.
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In his testimony, Grooms urged Congress to
make mortgage cancellation relief a permanent provision since the exclusion has already expired, leaving the future of troubled borrowers in serious doubt.
In the near term, NAR will be advocating for the extension
of mortgage cancellation relief, which was enacted in 2007 to exempt underwater home owners of taxation on mortgage debt forgiven by a lender in a modification or distressed sale.
One issue he mentions was «taken care of» in the Fiscal Cliff Bill,
Mortgage Cancellation Relief was extended for one more year until January 1, 2014.
Mortgage Cancellation Relief is extended for one year to January 1, 2014.
The Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 2007, S. 1394, introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D - Mich., and George Voinovich, R - Ohio, among others, would direct the IRS not to count loan forgiveness under a workout as taxable phantom income.
In addition to
the mortgage cancellation relief provision, the package also includes a relief provision to limit the impact of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) in 2012 and 2013.
Three bills have been introduced by members of the tax - writing committees that would extend the 2007
mortgage cancellation relief that is currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2012.
NAR hopes to get
mortgage cancellation relief extended.
Three bills have been introduced by members of the tax - writing committees that would extend the 2007
mortgage cancellation relief that is...
In his testimony, Grooms urged Congress to make
mortgage cancellation relief a permanent provision in the tax code.
That bill contains key NAR provisions, including 100 - percent health insurance deduction,
mortgage cancellation relief, and increases in the low - income housing tax credit and private - activity tax - exempt bond programs.