We had 11,000 of repairs or replacement from the storm Harvey not reimbursed If I can deduct were do I put these.

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June 4, 2019
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We had tor repair or replace a deck, wall and paint replace a wood floor and fix roof all due to hurricane Harvey. Windstorm did not pay due to our deductible. Can I deduct these. I have bills for all the repairs. If I can deduct. where do I do this

Rosemary Himes

TurboTax Basic Windows

Best answer by MinhT1

You can deduct the cost of repairs caused by Hurricane Harvey and not reimbursed by insurance as a Casualty and Theft loss.

As part of hurricane tax relief, you can deduct your total loss (minus $500 and any amount covered by insurance) along with your usual Standard Deduction. This means you’ll be able to claim everything you lost over $500 without having to itemize deductions on your taxes.

Make sure to indicate in the My Info section that you were affected by a hurricane (see attached screenshot).

TurboTax will make all the calculations for you.

To enter your loss in TurboTax, please follow these steps:

Click on Search on the top right of your screen
In the search box, type casualty loss and click on the magnifying glass icon on the right
In the search result page, click on Jump to Casualty loss
TurboTax will take you through a questionnaire where you can enter the details of your loss

MinhT1Answer

Level 15

You can deduct the cost of repairs caused by Hurricane Harvey and not reimbursed by insurance as a Casualty and Theft loss.

Make sure to indicate in the My Info section that you were affected by a hurricane (see attached screenshot).

TurboTax will make all the calculations for you.

To enter your loss in TurboTax, please follow these steps:

Click on Search on the top right of your screen
In the search box, type casualty loss and click on the magnifying glass icon on the right
In the search result page, click on Jump to Casualty loss
TurboTax will take you through a questionnaire where you can enter the details of your loss

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