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No not as an expense. If you disposed of the property due to foreclosure the funds would be included as a part of reduction of the debt during the foreclosure. IRS says a foreclosure is still considered a sale, or in more technical terms, a "disposition" of property.
The basic formula for calculating capital gains is to subtract the basis or cost of the property from the sales price. The difference is how much profit a person made, or how much money was lost on the transaction.
No not as an expense. If you disposed of the property due to foreclosure the funds would be included as a part of reduction of the debt during the foreclosure. IRS says a foreclosure is still considered a sale, or in more technical terms, a "disposition" of property.
The basic formula for calculating capital gains is to subtract the basis or cost of the property from the sales price. The difference is how much profit a person made, or how much money was lost on the transaction.
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