A Tax Guide for 2010 Flood Victims
| Important Deadline: April 15, 2011. Taxpayers can claim a casualty loss from the May 2010 Tennessee floods on their either their 2009 or 2010 income tax returns. But, the choice must be made by April 15, 2011. After that date, taxpayers can only claim the loss on their 2010 returns. See your tax preparer for more information. |
Important! This tax help is for EVERYONE who lives in one of the 46 Tennessee disaster counties. Some of the special rules apply to you even if you didn't have flood damage. A list of the disaster counties is at the bottom of this page. This page will change often as we add more information. Check back often!
Click on any of the buttons below to find out more. It will open the form OR save a copy on your computer. You will need the FREE Adobe Reader to open the forms. Get Adobe Reader by clicking HERE.
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New Video - "Casualty Losses in 7 Steps. - Robert Nadler explains how to gather your documents and prove your casualty loss. Click on the video below to watch.
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Need the IRS forms talked about in the Tax Guide? They are right here.
For forms that need it, we already put this on the top in red: “Tennessee/Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds and Tornadoes”. Don’t have a color printer? Then print and use a pink high-lighter to mark those words at the top. OR draw a red box around the words. You can also get these at the IRS web site (www.irs.gov). For some forms you will need to add the sentence in red.
You can fill out the forms below right here and then print them. Click on the name of the form. It will open the form OR save a copy on your computer. You will need the FREE Adobe Reader to open the forms. Get Adobe Reader by clicking HERE.
IRS Form 1040X - Amended Tax Return
IRS Form 1045 - Application for Tentative Refund
IRS Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return
IRS Form 4506-T, Request for Transcript of Tax Return
IRS Form 4684 - Casualties and Theft
IRS Form 4868 - More Time to File Return
IRS Form 5695 - Energy Tax Credit
IRS Form 8822, Change of Address
IRS Publication 547 - Casualties, Disasters and Thefts
Tennessee Form 1406401 - Natural Disaster Claim for Refund of Sales Tax
IRS Publication 584 - Casualty, Disaster and Theft Loss Workbook
Salvation Army Valuation Guide
Tennessee 2010 Flood disaster counties:
| Benton | Fayette | Lawrence | Rutherford |
| Cannon | Gibson | Lewis | Shelby |
| Carroll | Giles | Macon | Smith |
| Cheatham | Hardeman | Madison | Stewart |
| Chester | Hardin | Marshall | Sumner |
| Clay | Haywood | Maury | Tipton |
| Crockett | Henderson | McNairy | Trousdale |
| Davidson | Hickman | Montgomery | Wayne |
| Decatur | Houston | Obion | Williamson |
| Dyer | Jackson | Perry | Wilson |
| DeKalb | Humphreys | Putnam | |
| Dickson | Lauderdale | Robertson |
