Phantom Income

Phantom Income
Phantom income refers to income that is taxable even though the taxpayer has not received equivalent cash or financial benefit. This situation often arises in leveraged real estate transactions where excess depreciation over mortgage amortization leads to a taxable gain without cash flow.

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