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Federally Declared Natural Disaster

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I was affected by Hurricane Ida in August 2021. TurboTax asked if I was affected by a Federally declared natural disaster in 2021 and I was - declaration date August 29, 2021. But Turbo Tax further says, "Select yes only if you were affected by a federally declared natural disaster that was declared before February 19, 2020. How is that possible? Is my answer yes or no?

Alumni - Intuit

You should answer "No" to that question as that is a special circumstances situation (a qualified disaster loss). However, you can still make a deduction claim for a loss that exceeds 10% of your Adjusted Gross Income under the Federal Casualty Loss category or disaster loss for a business. Here is IRS Publication 547 for reference.

Click the "Deductions & Credits" tab
Scroll down to "Other Deductions & Credits"
"Show More."
You will find the "Disaster, theft...loss" topic there.
DR-4611 is the Hurricane IDA major disaster declaration ID

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Alumni - Intuit

You should answer "No" to that question as that is a special circumstances situation (a qualified disaster loss). However, you can still make a deduction claim for a loss that exceeds 10% of your Adjusted Gross Income under the Federal Casualty Loss category or disaster loss for a business. Here is IRS Publication 547 for reference.

Click the "Deductions & Credits" tab
Scroll down to "Other Deductions & Credits"
"Show More."
You will find the "Disaster, theft...loss" topic there.
DR-4611 is the Hurricane IDA major disaster declaration ID

**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post. **Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

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Disaster Declarations Louisiana Hurricane Ida (4611-DR-LA)