Beginning in January, homeowners with “underwater” mortgages will likely face a new tax bill if they sell their house, modify their mortgage or lose their home in foreclosure. The 2007 federal law that waived income taxes on unpaid mortgage debt is set to expire December 31, 2013.
Without the waiver, homeowners will be forced to pay income taxes on any mortgage amount forgiven by the lender, including foreclosure. Homeowners also will have to pay tax on mortgages that are unpaid because of a short sale or a loan modification, which lowers monthly payments. So this means that a typical homeowner who sells a house for $100,000 but still has a $200,000 mortgage could face a tax bill of $28,000.
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