Wednesday, September 26, 2007

IRS Reaches Out To Foreclosure Victims With Resource Site

This is an interesting article I found on the Mortgage Bankers Association website.

"The Internal Revenue Service has unveiled a new section of IRS.gov for people who have lost their homes due to foreclosure. The IRS also reassured homeowners that, although mortgage workouts and foreclosures can have tax consequences, special relief provisions can often reduce or eliminate the tax bite for financially strapped borrowers who lose their homes.

The new section of IRS.gov includes a variety of information, including a worksheet designed to help borrowers determine whether any of the foreclosure-related relief provisions apply to them. For those taxpayers who find they owe additional tax, it also includes a form they can use to request a payment agreement with the IRS. In some cases, eligible taxpayers may qualify to settle their tax debt for less than the full amount due using an offer-in-compromise."

I think this is a wonderful idea to help inform the public on how they can resolve their tax liability if any...

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