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Cancellation of Debt of a Decedent

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If a debt of a taxpayer is cancelled after the death of the taxpayer, the cancellation of debt (COD) income is income to the estate or the non-grantor trust of the decedent and reportable as income on the 1041 return for the estate or non-grantor trust (Reg. 1.108-9(c)(2)) to the extent the estate or non-grantor trust is solvent.