@ron6612 So sorry for the loss of your mother. Sorry---but you are confusing the rules about theft and casualty losses. The tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond eliminate the deduction for casualty or theft losses on your federal tax return unless you were in a federally declared disaster zone--such as an area that had a hurricane, wild fires, tornado, etc. The pandemic has not changed the rule for your very unfortunate theft loss.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4482873-which-federal-tax-deductions-have-been-suspended-by-tax-re...
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