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IRS Update: Help for California Wildfire Victims


By Internal Revenue Service (IRS)


Oct 25, 2007 - 4:08:07 PM


 

 

Help for California Wildfire Victims

 

The Internal Revenue Service is closely watching the situation in Southern California and will soon issue specific guidance for victims of the wildfires.

In the meantime, if you own property damaged by fire in the presidential disaster area, you have a choice: You may claim uninsured or unreimbursed disaster losses by filing an amended 2006 tax return or you may wait and claim any losses on your 2007 return.

Individuals and businesses are both eligible for these options. Claiming the loss on your 2006 return will get you an earlier refund, when you may need it the most. On the other hand, waiting to claim the loss on your 2007 return could result in greater tax saving, depending on other income factors. Although the damaged property must be located in one of the disaster-area counties, you need not live or work in the disaster area to make this choice.

The following online resources may be of help to those who have suffered losses:

 

 



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