We had to have trees removed from damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Can this be deducted.

[MinhT]

You can claim these expenses as a casualty and theft loss.

From the loss, you will deduct first $100, then deduct 10% of your adjusted gross income to arrive at the allowable loss. TurboTax will make all the calculations for you.

To enter your loss in TurboTax, please follow these steps:

• Click on Search on the top right of your screen
• In the search box, type casualty loss
• In the search result page, click on Jump to Casualty loss
• TurboTax will take you through a questionnaire where you can enter the details of your loss