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).
A liver panel is a group of blood tests that detects problems with liver function, but cannot diagnose a particular disease or condition. Although the specific tests included in a liver panel vary from one laboratory to another, common tests include bilirubin, ALT, AST, ALP, albumin and prothrombin time.