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February 28, 2025
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Clarity on Bad Business Debts Deductions for a 1099 Independent Contractor

  • February 28, 2025
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Hi Community. I am hoping for some clarity on a bad business debt deduction. My wife's a therapist, who worked as a 1099 contractor for a business.  The business was in charged of medical billings and collections, and my wife gets a cut of the income. The business filed for bankruptcy and is not bankrupted. My wife was owed approximately $5,000 from services performed that was billed and collected from the business. My wife did not get paid what was owed and the business took this as income.

 

Question is, can my wife take this as some form of bad business debt and in what aspect of schedule c? Much appreciated.

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o0lunatikAuthor
February 28, 2025

Typo Correction:   The business filed for bankruptcy and is "now" bankrupted.

February 28, 2025

No, unfortunately she cannot deduct the value of her services. Only things paid for with money can be deducted.

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April 15, 2025

What if the company is not bankrupt ? Can she put in a deduction for a bad debt?