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A compromise is a legal contractual agreement in which less than the full amount of the debt is accepted as payment of the debt in full. A compromise is also referred to as a "settlement". The remaining balance is compromised and may be reported as taxable income, per IRS Form 1099C, at the end of the taxable year in which the compromise agreement was fulfilled.