Form 4684 for theft not working

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‌ Form 4684 is used to report gains and losses from casualties and thefts in TurboTax. 

 

You can enter these losses in your TurboTax program as follows:

 

1. Click on Search at the top of your TurboTax screen
2. Type "casualty loss" in the search box
3. Click on the link "Jump to casualty loss"
4. Your screen will say, "Did you have anything damaged or stolen in 2025?"
5. Select "Yes" and  continue through your TurboTax screens, answering all of the follow-up questions
6. On the screen that says "Type of federally declared disaster" select "Not a federally declared disaster  (includes theft losses)"
7. Select "Continue"
8. On the page "Summary of lost/damage property" click on "Add" to enter the details of your lost property
9. Continue through the TurboTax screens and answer all follow-up questions

 

Your TurboTax program must be updated for full functionality of the form when it is available.

 

Click here for About Casualty Deduction for Federal Income Tax

 

 

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Form 4684 doesn't currently work in Turbotax specifically for ponzi scheme theft.  In the casualties and theft section under deductions, I enter my event details, date, and under property type,  I selected "income producing property". The next page asks "Passive activity", and I selected "Yes, this is a Ponzi scheme loss." The next page I enter the details of the loss. The next page asks for additional property details, and I checked "I  owned this item for investment purposes (e.g., stock or artwork)." Once I completed my taxes, under the smart check, It keeps given errors for the property description. If I enter a property description, the there is an error that says that I need to remove the description. If I leave it blank, I get an error stating that I need to fill the property description.

Was this a Ponzi-type scheme or a theft of investment property?

Ponzi losses go to section C, but other scams that are theft under state law of investment property go to section B.

see this IRS memo

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-wd/202511015.pdf