If there is any chance of collecting the money, you cannot claim the deduction for bad debt. So one must first exhaust all collection efforts prior to claiming this deduction. The difference between a company being bankrupt and not, is that if it is bankrupt, you cannot collect. If it is not, then you do have to try and if you did try and can't, then you must state what all you did to attempt to collect.
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