Publication 4681, Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonments
This publication explains the federal tax treatment of canceled debts, foreclosures, repossessions, and abandonments.
Generally, if you owe a debt to someone else and they cancel or forgive that debt, you are treated for income tax purposes as having income and may have to pay tax on this income.
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