topic In 2018, we gave a contractor 50k to build a deck. They kept stringing us along about a date to start work. Months later after we realized they hadnt even applied for a permit yet (as they stated th in Investors & landlords https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/in-2018-we-gave-a-contractor-50k-to-build-a-deck-they-kept-stringing-us-along-about-a-date-to-start/01/253597#M9557 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:38:15 GMT goldefish33 2019-06-01T20:38:15Z In 2018, we gave a contractor 50k to build a deck. They kept stringing us along about a date to start work. Months later after we realized they hadnt even applied for a permit yet (as they stated th https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/in-2018-we-gave-a-contractor-50k-to-build-a-deck-they-kept-stringing-us-along-about-a-date-to-start/01/253597#M9557 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:38:15 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/in-2018-we-gave-a-contractor-50k-to-build-a-deck-they-kept-stringing-us-along-about-a-date-to-start/01/253597#M9557 goldefish33 2019-06-01T20:38:15Z Sorry, but casualty and theft losses are not deductible o... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/sorry-but-casualty-and-theft-losses-are-not-deductible-o/01/253604#M9558 <P>Sorry, but casualty and theft losses are not deductible on your 2018 tax return under the new tax laws.&nbsp; You will have to pursue the contractor through the court system.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:38:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/sorry-but-casualty-and-theft-losses-are-not-deductible-o/01/253604#M9558 xmasbaby0 2019-06-01T20:38:17Z