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gwenbb527
April 1, 2025
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will this reflect my deductible legal fees?

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fees for personal injury actions where you recover taxable damages are deductible, but the system doesn't allow me to

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    DaveF1006
    DaveF1006
    April 1, 2025

    No. Legal fees for punitive damages are no longer deductible as a miscellaneous itemized deduction as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This is why the system won't allow you to report it in your Tax return.

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