Income from Liquidation Trust

Apr 13, 2008 1 Replies

In 2005 I received a 1099 from a liquidation trust (other income, box 3) approx $140,000 This was reported as 2005 income and taxes were paid on that amount. In 2005 I received a partial payment against the $140,000 in the amount of $72,000 In 2007 I received a final payment of $40,000 or a total of $112,000.



How do I recover the taxes on the unpaid amount of $28,000?


during the 3 years I had received notice of some taxable income and expense from the trust which was reported on the individual years' tax returns. Do any of these amounts come into play when determining the over reporting of the total Misc Income from the trust?



Tia Neil


Is your accounting method cash or accrual? A cash basis taxpayer reports income as they earn it, not when it is accured. An accrual basis taxpayer reports income as they are promised it, but get to deduct the loss if the promise/contract is broken.

Are trusts supposed to issue a K1? Sorry, I have no idea about trusts.

It sounds like a loss on a worthless security, but I have no idea.

If you received the money in hand and paid taxes on it, then no problem.

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