If you have debt that is canceled by a lender, you may receive IRS Form 1099-C. Although you are no longer liable to repay the debt, you can’t simply forget about it. The IRS may consider the forgiven ...

Acting to clarify the practical impact of a COVID relief provision enacted earlier this year, the IRS has announced in Notice 2022-1 (Notice) that lenders are not required to, and should not, issue ...

Once again, a borrower who argued his debt was cancelled when he received an IRS Form 1099-C was told by the court that it was merely discharged. The court says “discharge” is not “actual discharge.” ...

IRS Announcement 2020-12 notifies lenders that they should not file IRS Form 1099-C with the IRS or furnish it to borrowers to report the amount of qualifying forgiveness with respect to covered loans ...

Most people are in for a surprise when they receive a 1099-C, never realizing that canceled debt is often treated just like any other dollar of ordinary income. Creditors record canceled debts on a ...

The potential tax consequences to a debtor and tax reporting obligations of a creditor can become a contentious issue when settling disputed debts, although the issue often arises as an afterthought ...

A 1099 form is used to document income received outside of a permanent salaried job. This includes money earned from gig work ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate at the Taxpayer Advocate Service speaks at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill May 19, 2021 in Washington, ...

You will receive a 1099-C Cancellation of Debt form if a lender forgives more than $600 of taxable debt. You must include the amount of canceled debt on your federal tax return as a part of your ...