Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act: Bankruptcy Homes for Sale and the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act

By John Roney Normally, the cancellation of debt is a taxable event. This means that if a creditor forgives a debt, or accepts less than what is owed to them, they issue a 1099 and the Internal Revenue Service and Franchise Tax Board in California will consider the forgiven debt as income. Forgiven debt is considered income because you owed a certain amount, and now you don't have to pay it back,