§2054 — Losses

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For purposes of the tax imposed by section 2001, the value of the taxable estate shall be determined by deducting from the value of the gross estate losses incurred during the settlement of estates arising from fires, storms, shipwrecks, or other casualties, or from theft, when such losses are not compensated for by insurance or otherwise.

  • Treas. Reg. §Treas. Reg. §20.2054-1 Deduction for losses from casualties or theft

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Further, our jurisprudence regarding section 165(c)(3) is, unlike that of section 2054 before Estate of Heller, clear and well settled.

Section 2054, however, allows for a broader nexus (i.e., between the theft and the incurred loss) than does respondent's narrow interpretation.

n the amount of $274,505.09 for the value of bonds, interest on bonds, or the proceeds of bonds, owned by the estate and received from the estate by John T. Lynch, Jr. The Petitioner claims that such amount is deductible as a theft loss, under Code section 2054. The Respondent argues that this item is deductible, if at all, only as an expense of administration, under Code section 2053(a)(2), and as such is limited to the amount allowable under the laws of Pennsylvania, where the estate is being

Whether petitioner, pursuant to section 2054, is entitled to deduct from the gross estate $300,000 as a theft loss.

, is deemed to have conceded that commission of $250,000 paid to Madelyn.M.: Hurley, the original executrìx of decedent's estate, is not deductible as an administrative expense pursuant to sec. 2053 (a) (2) nor deductible as a theft loss pursuant to sec. 2054. 3. Whether payments made by decedent's estate to attorneys representing the Glovers, and payments, if any, to be made to Mr. Glover (one of the residuary beneficiaries) for time and money spent in discovering the misappropriation of decede

Section 2054 allows a deduction for certain losses. Section 2055 allows a deduction for certain transfers for public, charitable, or religious uses. Section 2056 allows a deduction for certain bequests to a surviving spouse. Nowhere in the Code or regulations thereunder does it say that an estate's underpayment is based solely on deductions that ap

Section 2054 allows a deduction for certain losses. Section 2055 allows a deduction for certain transfers for public, charitable, or religious uses. Section 2056 allows a deduction for certain bequests to a surviving spouse. Nowhere does the Code or regulations thereunder say that an estate’s underpayment is based solely on deductions that appear o

Petitioner argues that section 2053 (there being no section 2054 expenses) does not "allow" deductions.

Estate of Bryan v. Commissioner 74 T.C. 725 · 1980
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Estate of Horne v. Commissioner 91 T.C. 100 · 1988