Need a loan to pay off debt? See if you qualify for relief without a loan Anytime a bank, credit card issuer or financial company writes off $600 or more worth of your debt, they have to send you a 1099-C, Cancellation of Debt. They also send that same form to the IRS, so [...]
IRS Publication 4681
If you settled a credit card debt last year, by paying less than originally owed, the debt settlement company probably didn’t tell you this, but the IRS will: You likely owe taxes on the amount of debt that was forgiven. Anytime a bank, credit card issuer or financial company writes off $600 or more worth [...]