Short sale tax break on verge of being extended until 2017
http://www.housingwire.com/articles/35861-short-sale-tax-break-on-verge-of-being-extended-until-2017
Homeowners who had short sales in 2015 are about to get big break on their taxes, thanks for a massive federal spending bill thats about to be signed into law by President Obama.
The Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act was set to expire at the end of 2015, and without an extension, any mortgage forgiveness achieved in a short sale would have been counted as income for homeowners whom banks allowed to sell their homes for less than the amount of their mortgage during 2015.
But an extension to the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act was included in the fiscal 2016 federal appropriations and tax relief bill, which passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate on Friday.
The bill is now awaiting the signature of President Obama, who reportedly will sign the bill into law on Friday, meaning that borrowers who had short sales in 2015 are about to be able to breath a little easier.
This also applies to deeds in lieu and a few other situations.