Homeowners who had short sales in 2015 are about to get big break on their taxes, thanks for a massive federal spending bill that’s 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 b
een 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. If you or someone you know is upside down with their mortgage on the FL #SpaceCoast, reach out to Agi Anderson, TextAgi.com