Casualty loss tax deductions may help disaster victims in certain cases

Casualty loss tax deductions may help disaster victims in certain cases

0 Comments

casualty loss tax deduction

This year, many Americans have been victimized by wildfires, severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and other disasters. No matter where you live, unexpected disasters may cause damage to your home or personal property. Before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), eligible casualty loss victims could claim a deduction on their tax returns. But currently, there are restrictions that make these deductions harder to take.

Continue Reading: Casualty loss tax deductions may help disaster victims in certain cases

You can only claim a casualty loss tax deduction in certain situations

0 Comments

casualty loss tax deduction

In recent weeks, some Americans have been victimized by hurricanes, severe storms, flooding, wildfires and other disasters. No matter where you live, unexpected disasters may cause damage to your home or personal property. Before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), eligible casualty loss victims could claim a deduction on their tax returns. But there are now restrictions that make these deductions harder to take.

Continue Reading: You can only claim a casualty loss tax deduction in certain situations

Casualty Loss Deductions: You Can Claim One Only for a Federally Declared Disaster

0 Comments

disaster

Unforeseen disasters happen all the time and they may cause damage to your home or personal property. Before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, eligible casualty loss victims could claim a deduction on their tax returns. But there are new restrictions that make these deductions much more difficult to take.
Continue Reading: Casualty Loss Deductions: You Can Claim One Only for a Federally Declared Disaster

Some of Your Deductions May be Smaller (or Nonexistent) When You File Your 2018 Tax Return

0 Comments

2018 tax deductions

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) reduces most income tax rates and expands some tax breaks, it limits or eliminates several itemized deductions that have been valuable to many individual taxpayers. Here are five deductions you may see shrink or disappear when you file your 2018 income tax return:
Continue Reading: Some of Your Deductions May be Smaller (or Nonexistent) When You File Your 2018 Tax Return