Deductions & Adjustments | Chapter 31
Casualty and Disaster Losses
Product specification for EA Part 1 Casualty and Disaster Losses, mapped to the Deductions and credits SEE domain.
Chapter build status
This page defines the chapter architecture. It is not yet the final textbook chapter, question bank, or reviewed practitioner reference.
Last reviewed: June 5, 2026. Tax law through: December 31, 2025. Students must verify current IRS limits, forms, and instructions before testing.
Lessons
6
Question target
50
Flashcard target
100
Case studies
5
Decision trees
3
Illustrations
5
Required lessons
Federally Declared Disaster Requirement
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Personal Casualty Losses
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Business Casualty Losses
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Insurance Reimbursements
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$100 and 10% AGI Limitations
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Election to Claim Disaster Loss in Prior Year
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Curriculum blueprint detail
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IRS forms: Form 4684, Schedule A
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- Learning Objectives
- Key Concepts
- Technical Discussion
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- Practitioner Notes
- Decision Trees
- Form Walkthroughs
- Examples
- Advanced Examples
- Case Studies
- Common Errors
- Chapter Summary
- Flashcards
- Review Questions
- Answer Explanations
Question and flashcard standard
Each chapter target is 50 chapter questions and 100 flashcards before cumulative and simulation pools. Questions must include correct-answer explanations, wrong-answer explanations, topic tags, difficulty, IRS concept references, and review dates.
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