This newsgroup is one of the greatest resources on the net - but then I'm sure you're all well aware of that! My problem
- trival to you experts, but intractable to me - is how to declare a loan repayment I received in 2006. In 2001, I loaned my cousin 40K for a house down payment. I drew up a little document that he was to pay 5% simple interest PA, and that the total was to be repaid no later than 2006. He duly repaid the principle in 2006, but flaked out on the interest. Not a relationship breaker, but how do I declare, if at all, this 40K repayment on my 2006 1040? Many, many thanks for any input you might have. PS: I'm out of the country, so I apparently have until June
17 to file.