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Will reporting a fire loss help us or hurt us ?

a business lost by fire

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Coleen3
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Will reporting a fire loss help us or hurt us ?

Reporting a casualty can help you but only if you meet the qualifications . Personal losses are reported on Form 4684 and are carried over to Schedule A if you itemize. Casualties for businesses are reported on the same form on Part B.

In TurboTax (for personal losses):

Go to Federal Taxes

Deductions and Credits

Scroll down to Other Deductions and Credits


In Turbotax Business: (for business losses)

Go to the Dispose of Business Property topic in the Income section.


You will need to know the following:

  •  Cost or adjusted basis of each property 
  •   Insurance or other reimbursement (whether or not you filed a claim). 
  •   Fair market value after casualty or theft 


 You can read more about this at the IRS website. Here is the link:

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p547

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