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Old 07-21-2004, 04:41 AM
Gary Goodman
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jimsweetjim[at]hotmail.com says...

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> Maybe someone knows the answer to this. If I lose money on
> my primary residence, can I write that off in any way?


As a lesson in life.

Gary

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Old 07-13-2004, 11:45 PM
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> If I lose money on
> my primary residence, can I write that off in any way?


Sorry, personal losses are not deductible.

Kate, EA in PA

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Old 07-13-2004, 11:26 PM
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JDS wrote:

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> Maybe someone knows the answer to this. If I lose money on
> my primary residence, can I write that off in any way?


Only illegally. (Well, that's a "way.")

Personal losses are not deductible.

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Old 07-13-2004, 11:26 PM
David Woods, EA, ChFC, CLU
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"JDS" <jimsweetjim[at]hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Maybe someone knows the answer to this. If I lose money on
> my primary residence, can I write that off in any way?


Never.

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David M. Woods, EA, ChFC, CLU
Woods Financial Services
Norwood, MA 02062
www.woods-financial.com

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Old 07-13-2004, 11:07 PM
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> Maybe someone knows the answer to this. If I lose money on
> my primary residence, can I write that off in any way?


No. Loss on the sale of your primary residence is a
personal loss and personal losses are not deductible.

Mary Ann Thomas, EA in AZ

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Old 07-13-2004, 11:07 PM
Missy Doyle
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jimsweetjim[at]hotmail.com (JDS) wrote:

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> Maybe someone knows the answer to this. If I lose money on
> my primary residence, can I write that off in any way?


No. It is a personal loss not a business loss.

Missy Doyle

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Old 07-13-2004, 10:29 PM
Christopher Green
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jimsweetjim[at]hotmail.com (JDS) wrote:

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> If I lose money on
> my primary residence, can I write that off in any way?


No, capital losses on personal-use assets aren't deductible.

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Chris Green

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Old 07-13-2004, 10:10 PM
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> Maybe someone knows the answer to this. If I lose money on
> my primary residence, can I write that off in any way?


NOPE, unless the loss is generated by a casulaty!!!
Personal losses, upon sale, are not deductible.

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Old 07-13-2004, 10:09 PM
Rich Carreiro
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jimsweetjim[at]hotmail.com (JDS) writes:

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> Maybe someone knows the answer to this. If I lose money on
> my primary residence, can I write that off in any way?


No. Losses on the sale of personal property are not
deductible.

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Old 07-09-2004, 05:39 PM
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Default loss on primary residence: write-off?

Hi,

Maybe someone knows the answer to this. If I lose money on
my primary residence, can I write that off in any way?

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