smeary8
Returning Member

Natural Disaster

I've seen multiple posts that both saying you can and cannot claim Covid as a natural disaster on Turbo Tax. So which is correct? You can or cannot? 

Deductions & credits

Covid-19 has never been declared a federal designated natural disaster.

 

Go to this website - https://www.fema.gov/disasters/disaster-declarations

smeary8
Returning Member

Deductions & credits

Go to the same site and look up current disasters and Covid is listed

 

Deductions & credits


@smeary8 wrote:

Go to the same site and look up current disasters and Covid is listed

 


COVID-19 Disaster Declarations

On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a nationwide emergency pursuant to Sec. 501(b) of Stafford Act to avoid governors needing to request individual emergency declarations.

 

A national emergency is not a declared natural disaster.  A natural disaster is caused by wind, water, fire, snow, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc.  Not by a disease.