adjustments


Adjustment

1. A tax deduction taken on a loss, especially on bad debt or accounts receivable that will likely not be collected. One is not liable for income that is not actually realized.

2. In insurance, a payment on a claim. For example, if one has homeowner's insurance and his/her house floods, he/she is entitled to an adjustment, so long as the insurance covers flooding. Arriving at the amount of the adjustment is a complex process and insurance companies employ full-time adjusters to investigate claims and determine what amount, if any, the adjustment should be.

3. In an adjustable-rate mortgage, a change in the interest rate paid on the mortgage. The adjustment may be upward or downward. See also: Adjustment frequency.

adjustments

Closing: Debits and credits to the purchase price of a property because of items to be paid by the seller or the buyer. All adjustments should be reflected on a settlement statement. (The settlement statement used in home sales is a form,called a HUD-1,created by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.).In appraisal:See adjusted sales price.