Can I claim house damage for a hail storm?

[rjs · Accepted solution]

There is no tax deduction for storm damage to your personal home unless the storm was a federally declared disaster.

[MindyB]

It depends. ‌If it was just a localized hail storm that didn't result in a disaster declaration, the loss is considered a personal expense and is not deductible.

‌If you had expenses due to a disaster, and lived in a federally declared disaster, then you may be able to deduct the expenses under the Casualty and Theft Deduction.

Here is how to enter the expenses:

1. Open or continue your return in TurboTax Online 
2. Navigate to Federal > Deductions & Credits > Disasters, theft, and other property loss or damage
3. On the Casualties or Theft Event screen, select "This event qualifies as a Federally declared major qualified disaster loss"

 Here is an  article with more information.