@M-MTax wrote:
@Opus 17 wrote:
- You bought a car for $20,000, it was totaled, and you received $25,000 in replacement cost coverage. $5000 is taxable.
- You bought a car for $20,000, and used it in business and claimed $10,000 of depreciation. It was totaled and you received $15,000 present value as damages. Because your adjusted cost basis is reduced by depreciation, your basis is now $10,000, so $5000 is business income.
Only thing is that if ALL of the insurance proceeds are used to buy replacement property, like a replacement for the car, then any gain could be deferred under Section 1033.
The replacement property must be of similar or like-kind, however.
I believe that is only for business property. And, for completeness sake, the rule is similar if your house is damaged and you repair it, but the insurance payment to make the repair is more than the original price. The general rule is as above. For edge cases, please give specifics.
