Just because you got a 1099-C form from forgiven debt is not a reason to immediately panic and think you will automatically owe a lot of taxes on the forgiven debt. In the debt world, a point of contention is the chronic misinformation about forgiven debt from debt settlement or a debt determined to be …
“Dear Steve, Reduced payoff and the mortgage is in good standing We have a house mortgage with SLM (Fannie Mae). We have been getting letters from them stating that we are eligible for a reduced payoff if we refinance with another Mortgage Company. Now mind you we are current and always been current (direct payment …
“Dear Steve, Credit Union charged off the amount of $2369 for a gap insurance loan that had a balance of $1639 but reported to IRS a charge off of $2574. IRS is going after me for not claiming it as income. How can they have 2 different charge offs and get away with it? Sabra” …
“Dear Paula, i recived a 1099-c form with a cover letter sayng they will report deffault paydayloan as ordinary incom and that they officialy had forwarded the 1099-c form to the irs and it tells mea settlement agrement i called them and the guy told me if i didnt want the irs to get the …
“Dear Steve, I had a credit card with USAA. I didn’t pay it and they cancelled the debt. It was for 5800 dollars. I was sent a form 1099-c and it drastically reduced my tax return. Will a cancellation of debt have any sort of positive effect on my credit? Andy” Dear Andy, A cancellation …
“Dear Steve, I recieved a 1099 C from a bank credit card that I purchased in 2008. I lost my job and could not pay it until 2010 and I put the card on Care One which is a debt settlement service. I lost my job again in 2010 after paying to care one for …
“Dear Steve, In 2005 I had a vehicle stolen. My insurance paid the “value of the vehicle” to the lender, however there was $1,000 not paid. After much back and forth with the insurance agency and the lender the lender decided to write off the debt. Now January 2013 I received a 1099 for the …
“Dear Steve, I defaulted on a credit card account in 2005. I was in a really bad situation. I didn’t even have enough money to eat, let alone pay this bill. I got calls about it for about a year. Then nothing. Occasionally I would get a letter or phone call, but that was it. …
“Dear Jim, Capital one sued me on a debt and it was dismissed without prejudice , they didn’t show up. about 7 months later they sued me again. this time i hired a lawyer and it was dismissed with prejudice. they can’t sue me again..yay. now almost a year later. i get a letter from …
The unfolding tragedy of student loan debt in America took an interesting turn recently with an article published in the Baltimore Sun and then repeated in the ABA Journal. Thanks to a reader that sent in the tip on the article we get a glimpse into reason 198 why you should never cosign for student …