tax benefit rule

noun

: a tax rule requiring that if an amount (as of a loss) used as a deduction in a prior taxable year is recovered in a later year it must be included in the gross income for the later year to the extent of the original deduction

Note: If the amount of the loss was not taken as a deduction in the year the loss occurred, the recovered amount is not counted as income.

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“Tax benefit rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/tax%20benefit%20rule. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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