My wife was convicted of Embezzlement and we are making yearly $42K restitution payments (to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles). Are these payments deductible?

jmcrae001 · ‎June 4, 2019

AlanT · ‎June 4, 2019

No, restitution for embezzlement is not tax deductible unless she claimed the embezzled funds as income on a prior income tax return.

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AlanT · ‎June 4, 2019

No, restitution for embezzlement is not tax deductible unless she claimed the embezzled funds as income on a prior income tax return.

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