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New Member
posted May 8, 2022 2:31:11 PM

What expenses related to being burned out of my home by a fire can I deduct? I had to stay in AirBnBs and I did a partial move out and back in.

(Could this count as a "disaster" of some kind? The damage to our building was due to arson.)

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Level 15
May 8, 2022 2:37:02 PM

So sorry for your dreadful fire-related expenses.   But unless you were in an area that has been declared a federal disaster area--such as a wildfire area, you cannot deduct anything for the fire on your federal return.   When the tax laws changed for 2018 and beyond, casualty and theft losses were eliminated as a federal deduction unless you are in a disaster area.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4482873-which-federal-tax-deductions-have-been-suspended-by-tax-reform

Level 15
May 8, 2022 2:53:13 PM

Hope you filed an insurance claim.  But your state may allow something on the state return.

New Member
May 8, 2022 7:13:41 PM

Thank you.

New Member
May 8, 2022 7:14:07 PM

Thanks.