Car Fire

LDP2025.3
LDP2025.3 Member Posts: 1 Newcomer
in Credits/Deductions

If my personal car was totaled in a fire, is that something to report when filing tax?

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  • MatthewD
    MatthewD FreeTaxUSA Admin, FreeTaxUSA Agent Posts: 758 image
    edited September 2025

    Hi LDP2025,

    What you are referring to is a casualty loss. Casualty losses are only deductible if you are in a federally declared disaster area. Then they are limited to amounts more than any insurance payments. This article about casualty losses will help explain what you can and cannot deduct.

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