Carrie loaned her friend $4500 to buy a used car. She had her friend sign a note with repayment terms and set a reasonable interest rate on the note because the $4500 was most of her savings. Her friend left town with out a forwarding address, and nobody Carrie knows has heard from her in the last year. How should Carrie treat the bad loan for tax purpose?  This is a ___________ bad debt. Assuming this is carries only capital gain or loss, she may claim $____________in the current year and __________any remaining amount.

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