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In many cases, individuals opt to sell their home in a short sale proceeding because they can no longer afford to keep their homes. Banks consider short sales to be an alternative to foreclosure and while a borrower might find a short sale to better than a foreclosure in terms of credit reporting he should consider the tax implications carefully.
Say you owe $100,000 on your mortgage and you are no longer able to make your mortgage payments. Due to the state of the economy you may only be able to sell your home for $80,000, leaving the bank $20,000 short. The bank agrees to close your file after you pay the $80,000 - after all, getting 80% is better than nothing.
The problem is that the other 20% isn't a gift or free ride. The government views that other 20% as "income" even though you never had the cash in hand. When you prepare your income tax return you will have to include the $20,000 from the short sale as income for that year and will be required to pay additional income taxes on it as well.
Keep the additional taxes you will owe in mind as you complete your short sale proceedings. You'll need to start putting some extra money away in order to be prepared when tax season rolls around again.
A person would only pay taxes if the home was an investment property in most circumstances due to the Mortgage Debt Relief Act. When this act was put in place it benefited those short selling their primary residence.
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