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Unpaid salary - My employer went bankrupt and did not pay me for the last 2 weeks that I worked and my PTO balance. Can I deduct this loss of $7K?
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Unpaid salary - My employer went bankrupt and did not pay me for the last 2 weeks that I worked and my PTO balance. Can I deduct this loss of $7K?
Wages and income never received is not reported as income on your return.
Because this was never reported as income it cannot be taken as a loss. If it was reported as income then it could be taken as a loss.
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Unpaid salary - My employer went bankrupt and did not pay me for the last 2 weeks that I worked and my PTO balance. Can I deduct this loss of $7K?
Wages and income never received is not reported as income on your return.
Because this was never reported as income it cannot be taken as a loss. If it was reported as income then it could be taken as a loss.