In a follow-up to a recent Washington Post column about settling old debts in full, Michelle Singletary covers some ?downsides? of debt dealing.



According to Singletary, any debt that gets canceled has the potential to create another bill: a tax bill. You could end up paying income tax on the unpaid amount of a bill since it?s technically considered income.


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