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Can i expense credit monitoring fees on my personal tax return if I am a victim of identity theft in which false tax returns were filed using my name an SS#

 
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Can i expense credit monitoring fees on my personal tax return if I am a victim of identity theft in which false tax returns were filed using my name an SS#

Generally, credit monitoring fees are considered a personal expense, and therefore not deductible.

You can, however, deduct losses because of identity theft to the extent you are not reimbursed or compensated for the loss.

[Edited, 03/11/2018, 07:35 pm EST]

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Can i expense credit monitoring fees on my personal tax return if I am a victim of identity theft in which false tax returns were filed using my name an SS#

Generally, credit monitoring fees are considered a personal expense, and therefore not deductible.

You can, however, deduct losses because of identity theft to the extent you are not reimbursed or compensated for the loss.

[Edited, 03/11/2018, 07:35 pm EST]

Bees
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Can i expense credit monitoring fees on my personal tax return if I am a victim of identity theft in which false tax returns were filed using my name an SS#

In the newest tax law act  personal losses are not deductible any longer unless in a federal disaster area+

For tax years 2018 through 2025, if you are an individual, losses of personal-use property from fire, storm, shipwreck, or other casualty, or theft are deductible only if the loss is attributable to a federally declared disaster (federal casualty loss).Jan 24, 2019
  
Disclaimer: Not a tax professional. Information gathered from internet links. Anything dated in June 2019 was posted in prior years and is before the 2019 limits and changes.
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