I had a debt with AMEX, that was on my collections section of my CR. I settled with them a few years ago for half of what the debt was. In Aug of 2015 I finished my part of the bargain payment wise, and have a letter stating I was done with my obligation. I was told, since the debt is $3k that they cancelled, I should expect a 1099-C form. It's now feb, and I have yet to get anything. I called firstsource, the collection agency I was dealing with, they told me to call Amex, so I did. I tried to explain to the guy what I needed but he was kind of clueless. Instead, he helped me log onto my account to get my year end summary. So, I did. Got the total of debt remaining...so I could record it for tax purposes. But I dont really want to add it in if I haven't received the 1099-C form. But i'd like to get my taxes filed ASAP. I'm actually wondering why it even still shows a balance on my account.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks