I was a cosigner on a home loan which sold last year. I received a Form 1099S but I did not receive any of the proceeds from the sale. How do I handle this my taxes?

[DianeW]

If the proceeds do not belong to you and all of the proceeds went to the first signer of the home loan you can choose to nominee the proceeds to the signer/owner of the home.  You may want to check with the payer to see why you were issued a document.

• Nominee returns. Generally, if you receive a Form 1099 for amounts that actually belong to another person or entity, you are considered a nominee recipient. You must file a Form 1099 with the IRS (the same type of Form 1099 you received).  You must also furnish a Form 1099 to each of the other owners. File the new Form 1099 with Form 1096 (this is a transmittal for the 1099) by mailing to the Internal Revenue Service Center for your area.
  
• On each new Form 1099, list yourself as the payer and the other owner as the recipient. On Form 1096, list yourself as the nominee filer, not the original payer.  The nominee is responsible for filing the subsequent Forms 1099 to show the amount allocable to each owner.
• The forms filed with the IRS should be the red copy so if you don't have a color printer, go to the IRS website and order the forms here:  Click here to order forms or publications from the IRS.

Keep all records with your return for future verification if necessary.

[bceick]

The title company said I was issued a 1099-s because I did not live in the home. It was my daughters house, I had to co-sign the mortgage for her to purchase the home.  I did not contribute any money toward the home, nor did I profit in any way.  100% of the proceeds were wired in her name to her bank account of which she is the sole owner.  So issuing her a 1099 corrects any percieved tax obligation on my part?

[DianeW]

Yes.  There should only be one 1099-S issued to the owner of the home.