Before considering any deductions because of these casualties, Tony's AGI is $80,000. What deductions may Tony take relating to these losses?
Before considering any deductions because of these casualties, Tony's AGI is $80,000. What deductions may Tony take relating to these losses?
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Transcribed Image Text:Casualty Losses. Tony is a carpenter who owns his own furniture manufacturing business.
During the current year, a tornado (a federally declared disaster) damaged several pieces of
equipment and destroyed his delivery truck and his personal automobile, which he often
kept in the workshop garage. The asset descriptions and related values are as follows:
Adjusted Insurance
Basis
FMV
FMV
Cost to
Before Casualty After Casualty Repair/Replace
$ 8,700
9,000
13,800
32,000
12,000
Asset
Proceeds
$ 9,000
3,000
15,300
17,500
28,000
$ 3,700
7,800
11,400
16,000
12,000
$4,000
Equipment A
Equipment B
Equipment C
Delivery Truck
Automobile
$12,300
8,100
Not Available Not Available
18,000
15,000
Although he could not obtain its fair market value after the casualties, Tony decided to
repair rather than replace Equipment C.
Before considering any deductions because of these casualties, Tony's AGI is $80,000.
What deductions may Tony take relating to these losses?
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