Carl
Level 15

Deductions & credits

you can not count the new vehicle as a trade in.

That is correct in the case of an insurance payout. The bottom line is, you sold the vehicle to the insurance company. What you used the proceeds for after the "sale" has no bearing on anything.

The percentage of the payout equal to the business use of the vehicle is reported as business income. If there's a gain (which I seriously doubt) then it's taxable business income.