The Stratford Estate Incurs a $25,000 Casualty Loss in Disposing

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The Stratford Estate incurs a $25,000 casualty loss in disposing of the decedent's real property. The deduction is claimed against the Federal estate tax unless by election it is claimed on the estate's income tax return.

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