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posted Mar 27, 2021 12:20:13 PM

Can I deduct wildfire damage

My home was impacted in 2020 by this CA wildfire:

https://www.fema.gov/disaster/5380

 

The insurance paid for most of it, apart from a $2500 deductible which was our out-of-pocket for repairs. Is this something I can deduct on my tax return? I don't know if this is considered a "major" disaster.

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Mar 27, 2021 12:27:51 PM

See IRS Pub 547 page 16.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p547.pdf

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Mar 27, 2021 12:35:51 PM

I don't mean to sound rude, but if I could read the tax code myself I wouldn't be here asking questions...

Is there a TLDR for my specific situation? Deductible or not?