Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #28898
From: Allan Scherr <n4sx@earthlink.net>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: IRS Question
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:59:59 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
I had a prop strike a while ago, and I am treated the incident as a casualty loss on my tax return.  My accountant tells me that the IRS rule on such a casualty loss is that the loss is not the cost of repairs, but rather the difference in fair market value before and after the incident.  Here are my questions:
 
1. Has anyone deducted a similar casualty loss?  What did you use to calculate the loss?  Did the IRS buy it?
2. Does anyone know an "official" appraiser that could do a one for me?
 
Allan Scherr
LNC4 N4SX
 
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