Special rules
(A) Personal casualty losses allowable in computing adjusted gross income to the extent of personal casualty gains
(A)Personal casualty losses allowable in computing adjusted gross income to the extent of personal casualty gains#
In any case to which paragraph (2)(A) applies, the deduction for personal casualty losses for any taxable year shall be treated as a deduction allowable in computing adjusted gross income to the extent such losses do not exceed the personal casualty gains for the taxable year.
(B)Joint returns#
For purposes of this subsection, a husband and wife making a joint return for the taxable year shall be treated as 1 individual.
(C)Determination of adjusted gross income in case of estates and trusts#
For purposes of paragraph (2), the adjusted gross income of an estate or trust shall be computed in the same manner as in the case of an individual, except that the deductions for costs paid or incurred in connection with the administration of the estate or trust shall be treated as allowable in arriving at adjusted gross income.
(D)Coordination with estate tax#
No loss described in subsection (c)(3) shall be allowed if, at the time of filing the return, such loss has been claimed for estate tax purposes in the estate tax return.
(E)Claim required to be filed in certain cases#
Any loss of an individual described in subsection (c)(3) to the extent covered by insurance shall be taken into account under this section only if the individual files a timely insurance claim with respect to such loss.