A “debt” arises by virtue of the receipt of money or acquisition of property by an individual who has a corresponding obligation to repay the creditor/lender in money or money’s worth. The terms ...

When encumbered property is sold, the taxation of that sale is different if the sale involves recourse debt as opposed to nonrecourse debt. This difference raises an intriguing question: when debt ...

The distinction between COD income and gain on the sale of property was at issue in a recent Tax Court case, Parker v. Commissioner, discussed here. The characterization of debt as recourse (where the ...

When an unpaid debt is cancelled or extinguished, the borrower generally recognizes taxable income in the amount of the cancelled debt. However, the character of the income depends on the situation ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - State-owned China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) plans to borrow about $30 billion in recourse loans to help fund its $43 billion bid for Swiss seeds and pesticides group ...