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My home flooded in Aug 2016. I hired a contractor to rebuild and he scammed me, left without finishing. I hired an attorney and paid him $2377 in an attempt to try and get some of the $52000 I paid him. Can I claim these attorney fees?
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In your situation, No.
The basic rule is that you can deduct attorney's fees you pay to:
Generally, you can't deduct fees paid for advice or help on personal matters or for things that don't produce taxable income. For example, you can't deduct fees for:
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