I thought you couldn't take a writeoff when you sell your at a loss?
I can't.
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I thought you couldn't take a writeoff when you sell your at a loss?
I can't.
From my brief perusal of the relevant IRS publication, whether or not you can take a writeoff when you sell a house at a loss varies a great deal. The big issue is whether it counts as a primary residence or not, which is quite complicated (they have examples that sounded like those logic problems about matching couples at a dance).
Hey, my scale came! It's as cute and yellow as I had hoped, and seems nifty for weighing things. So far I've just weighed the salt shaker and the instruction manual that came with the scale, because I only have a little time before I have to be back at work, but it seems to work.
"This is fascinating. The Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders did a dance video to “Call Me Maybe.” U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan saw it and did their own version, matching the cheerleaders scene-by scene. Here are the two videos together."
note: "call me maybe" does play. and there are shirtless men and women in bikinis.
The training course is $39, so a little over a dollar an hour.
you know, maybe I should try to get some tax advice on whether I can get a credit for the loss I took.
from the IRS: "Losses from the sale of personal-use property, such as your home or car, are not deductible."
We rented the house briefly, so it's not just personal use property. Also not our primary residence.
ETA: OMG, I can't believe having those nightmare tenants is actually helping us.
Oh no! Roger Ebert died. [link]