installment contract


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installment contract

A contract providing for payment of the purchase price to the seller over time.Installment contracts are given favorable treatment by the IRS (www.irs.gov),which allows the seller to declare gain only as the seller receives principal payments each year,rather than requiring the seller to immediately take into income the entire gross amount of the purchase price.Interest is counted as income in the year paid.

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