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Taxmap/pubs/p547-007.htm#TXMP4e0a08d0 When To Report   Gains and Losses

Sale of Property, Gain or Loss

If you receive an insurance or other reimbursement that is more than your adjusted basis in the destroyed or stolen property, you have a gain from the casualty or theft. You must include this gain in your income in the year you receive the reimbursement, unless you choose to postpone reporting the gain as explained earlier.

Taxmap/pubs/p547-007.htm#TXMP76132e72 Casualty loss.

Generally, you can deduct a casualty loss only in the tax year in which the casualty occurred. This is true even if you do not repair or replace the damaged property until a later year. (However, see Disaster Area Losses, later, for an exception.)

Taxmap/pubs/p547-007.htm#TXMP284b326f Theft loss.

You generally can deduct theft losses only in the year you discover your property was stolen. You must be able to show there was a theft, but you do not have to know when the theft occurred. However, you should show when you discovered that your property was missing.

Taxmap/pubs/p547-007.htm#TXMP2c21179a Loss on deposits.

If your loss is a loss on deposits at an insolvent or bankrupt financial institution, see Loss on Deposits, earlier.

Taxmap/pubs/p547-007.htm#TXMP2de578e5 Lessee's loss.

If you lease property from someone else, you can deduct a loss on the property in the year your liability for the loss is fixed. This is true even if the loss occurred or the liability was paid in a different year. You are not entitled to a deduction until your liability under the lease can be determined with reasonable accuracy. Your liability can be determined when a claim for recovery is settled, adjudicated, or abandoned.

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