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That would depend on many factors. My answer will assume that the property is a personal residence. If it was repossessed, it is logical to assume that the debt you owed on the property exceeded the value of the home on today's market. The only potential tax consequence would be based on the amount of debt forgiven. This amount wold be the amount you owed less the amount the bank nets from the sale of the property. Generally, people who lose property in the manner are insolvent, that is, their total indebtedness exceeds the total fair market value of everything they own. The tax code specifies that if a taxpayer is insolvent both before and after a certain amount of his debt is forgiven, the forgiveness of debt does not create taxable income. If the taxpayer is solvent before and after the event that triggered the foregiveness of debt, the amount of debt forgiven would be ordinary income to the taxpayer in the year of repossession. If the amount of debt forgiveness creates solvency, the amount that is included in taxable income is the lesser of the debt forgiveness or the amount of the solvency. For example. If before the repossession, your debts exceeds your assets by $100,000, and after repossession and related debt foregiveness your assets exceed your debts by $50,000, your taxable income for that year would increase by the lesser of the amount of debt foregiveness or $50,000. Note: this post may or may not consider recent tax legislation and tax court decisions. Please consult a local CPA.

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