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Causalty Loss Question

Alan91780 — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:12:14 GMT

My house suffered a fire damage on 01/10/2022 from a fire spread from my neighbor's house. It took Allstate 14 months to settle the dwelling portion. They underpaid on materials and we have to come up with out-of-pocket expenses which cannot be calculated until the reconstruction is completed. In addition, after negotiating with the adjusters for 15 months, we are still not settled for the personal property losses. We could not establish the actual loss in 2022 but we should be able to come up with the figure either by the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024. Can we still file for all the losses for tax year of 2023 or even 2024?

Re: Causalty Loss Question

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 14:59:30 GMT

Sorry----but since the tax laws changed for 2018 and beyond, casualty losses are not deductible on your federal tax return unless you are in a fedrerally declared disaster area.

Re: Causalty Loss Question

ShirlynW — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:48:33 GMT

Casualty losses are deductible in the year you sustain the loss, which is generally in the year the casualty occurred.

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act suspended casualty losses until 2026. You may claim a casualty loss as an itemized deduction on Schedule A subject to a 2 percent floor. For property held by you for personal use, you must subtract $100 from each casualty or theft event that occurred during the year after you've subtracted any salvage value and any insurance or other reimbursement.