Personal Casualty Gains for individuals for United States Federal Income Tax purposes are defined in section 26 U.S.C. § 165(h)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code as the recognized gain of property arising from fire, storm, shipwreck, or other casualty. The property in question cannot be connected with a trade, business, or transaction entered into for profit. See 26 U.S.C. § 165(c)(3).
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