Steve Keeps a Valuable Bonsai Collection in His Back Yard

question 24

Essay

Steve keeps a valuable bonsai collection in his back yard.In the current year,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 the current year is $28,000,calculate the amount of his theft loss deduction.

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