Steve Keeps a Valuable Bonsai Collection in His Back Yard

question 30

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Steve keeps a valuable bonsai collection in his back yard.In 2013,thieves disarmed his security system and stole several of the bonsai.The stolen bonsai had a fair market value and adjusted basis of $4,500.Assuming that Steve had no insurance coverage on the bonsai and his adjusted gross income for 2013 is
$30,000,calculate the amount of his theft loss deduction.

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