LeonardS
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Retirement tax questions

Yes, it is a foggy subject.  From what you posted you paid 38K for the vehicle and received 65K as a settlement part of which paid off your loan.  Presuming your loan payoff was 38K you would have  27K remaining.  You actually do not have a loss the settlement paid off your loan and you still had leftover cash from the settlement.

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