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You need to talk to a tax professional. In certain situations, there is no tax burden following short sale and foreclosure, but not in all. See a CPA tax specialist. It's worth a couple of hundred bucks to sort out for sure.
If you are insolvent this year, why not report it? Next year you could be in far better fianancial shape and may owe money on a 1099c.