You would want to read this. just a note you claimed it was a personal loan so it must be completely worthless. You would do thos within the investment section of turboax.
https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc453
and yes in the year you have written loan off you must send a letter to the debtor as wrote off of the loan is income to the borrower which would be reportable. You must send a 1099-C to borrower.
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