Cancellation of Debt (COD) Income. Taxpayers in the United States may have tax consequences when debt is cancelled. This is commonly known as COD (Cancellation of Debt) Income. According to the Internal Revenue Code, the discharge of indebtedness must be included in a taxpayer's gross income.
1 Liver blood tests are designed to show evidence that abnormalities, for example, inflammation, liver cell damage, has or is occurring within the liver.  The blood tests most frequently used for liver disease are the aminotransferases (alanine aminotransferase or ALT and aspartate aminotransferase or AST).
Additional tests that may be used to evaluate liver function include2: 1  Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT): This test measures the amount of the enzyme GGT in the blood.  Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH): An enzyme found in many body tissues, elevated levels of LDH may indicate liver damage.