Casualty Losses: Disaster Relief Act of 2024
1.00 Credits
Member Price $55
Non-Member Price $75
Overview
Literally thousands of individual taxpayers may have increased deductions or exclusions from gross income as a result of the Disaster Relief Act of 2024! Casualty provisions of the Act are retroactive to December 19, 2019 through early 2025. Both low and high income taxpayers may benefit from the Act through exclusions of payments received as compensation for wildfire damages - retroactive to 2014! This course will review the provisions of this new act.
This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Highlights
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
- Federal Disaster Relief Act provisions enacted in December, 2024
- Comparison of personal use casualties with business/investment casualties
- When to claim casualty losses
- How to postpone casualty gains
- Business casualty gains and depreciation recapture
Prerequisites
Basic working knowledge of individual and business taxation.
Designed For
CPAs and members in industry seeking an in-depth review of the Disaster Relief Act of 2024 and with clients experiencing casualty losses.
Objectives
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
- Implement practical strategies based on a thorough understanding of the complex rules for casualty losses and casualty gains
- Identify and recall key compliance issues
- Identify and recall significant issues in the casualty loss tax form
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Dilley, Federal Tax Workshops
Steven C. Dilley, CPA, JD, PhD, is president of Federal Tax Workshops, Inc., located in East Lansing, Michigan. He is nationally known for his knowledge of the financial, accounting and tax problems of the closely held business and individual taxpayers. He has published numerous articles on these topics. In addition, Steve is a professor of accounting at Michigan State University, where he teaches tax accounting and has recently received two teaching awards. He is a member of the Michigan Association of CPAs, Wisconsin Bar Association, the American Accounting Association, AICPA, American Tax Association and Hawaii Association of Public Accountants.
Non-Member Price $75
Member Price $55