Can I use me being a victim of identity theft as A tax write-off. I had to pay child support for a kid . I never had any kids

kokenflo87 · ‎March 24, 2020

xmasbaby0 · ‎March 24, 2020

No there is no "write off" for being a victim of identity theft. There are no deductions for casualty losses or thefts since the tax laws changed for 2018 and beyond, unless you experience a casualty loss in a federally declared disaster area.

And child support is not deductible. Sorry.

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kenflo87 · ‎March 30, 2020

Child support was deducted from my account . I do not have any children.

JohnW222 · ‎March 30, 2020

Unfortunately, as xmasbaby0 explains above, there’s no longer a deduction available when you’re a victim of a scam like this, whether the child was yours or not.

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Can I use me being a victim of identity theft as A tax write-off. I had to pay child support for a kid . I never had any kids