Can COVID 19 be considered a federally declared natural disaster for 2019 taxes per question in turbo tax software?

ao27091977 · ‎July 11, 2020

xmasbaby0 · ‎July 11, 2020

No. You are filing a 2019 return. Covid-19 is a 2020 thing. We can all wait and see if they declare it a disaster for 2020 when we file our 2020 returns next year.

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Clovis950 · ‎February 9, 2022

Can Covid-19 be considered a federally declared natural disaster for 2020 taxes per question in Turbo tax software?

DaveF1006 · ‎February 9, 2022

Yes, according to this IRS source, The COVID-19 pandemic is a “federally declared disaster,” as defined by section 165(i)(5)(A) of the Code for year 2020.

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Can COVID 19 be considered a federally declared natural disaster for 2019 taxes per question in turbo tax software?