Those affidavits in turn required voluminous, intrusive supporting documentation: bank records, tax returns, life-insurance policies and more.

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That is, tax relief for casualty losses generally are limited to those with the unfortunate confluence of poor insurance coverage, low adjusted gross income (AGI), and good documentation.

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