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Casualty / Theft - No Replacement or Casualty / Theft - Replacement disposal method

This article covers the boxes available for data entry with the Casualty / Theft - No Replacement or Casualty / Theft - Replacement disposal method.
To see these boxes, edit an asset, select the Disposal tab, and select Casualty / Theft as the method. Then enter a date disposed.
This disposal method is not available in mass dispositions.

Fields and buttons

Enter the casualty or theft event that caused the disposition of the property. To report gains and losses from a casualty or theft, file a separate Form 4684, Part 1 for each casualty or theft event.
  • A
    casualty
     is the damage, destruction, or loss of property resulting from an identifiable event that is sudden, unexpected, or unusual.
  • A
    theft
     is the taking and removing of money or property with the intent to deprive the owner of it. The taking of property must be illegal under the law of the state in which it occurred and it must have been done with criminal intent.
This is the original basis of the asset calculated with depreciation allowed or allowable. (Depreciation allowed or allowable is the greater of depreciation that should have been taken or the depreciation actually taken.)
For a partial disposition, enter the adjusted basis calculated with depreciation allowed or allowable for the whole asset before it was divided.
Enter the insurance reimbursement received.
Enter the amounts not yet received.
If a claim will be filed in the future or has been filed but reimbursement has not yet been received, include insurance coverage (less any deductible).
Other reimbursement includes:
  • The part of a Federal disaster loan under the Disaster Relief Act that is forgiven and, therefore, does not have to be paid back.
  • Repayments for damages and cost of repairs made by lessor.
  • Court awards collected (minus lawyer's fees and other necessary expenses).
  • Repairs, restoration, or cleanup services by relief agencies.
  • Payment from bonding company.
  • Some grants, gifts, and other payments if conditional.
Assets are considered grants and gifts only if they must be used specifically to repair or replace your property.
Other payment includes:
  • The part of a Federal disaster loan under the Disaster Relief Act that is forgiven and, therefore, does not have to be paid back.
  • Repayments for damages and cost of repairs made by lessor.
  • Court awards collected (minus lawyer's fees and other necessary expenses).
  • Repairs, restoration, or cleanup services by relief agencies.
  • Payment from bonding company.
  • Any other payments only if they must be used specifically to repair or replace your property.
See Form 4684 instructions for more information.
Enter the FMV (fair market value) of any other non like-kind property received as reimbursement.
Enter any reimbursement used to pay off a mortgage or other lien on the damaged, destroyed, or stolen property.
Enter the expenses incurred obtaining the reimbursement.
Enter the coverage amount, even if a claim will not be filed.
Enter the deductible amount, even if a claim will not be filed.
Enter the amount at which the property would have been sold between a willing buyer and a willing seller, each having knowledge of the relevant facts.
Enter the fair market value of the entire asset after the casualty or theft. This is not available if Casualty /Theft – Replacement has been selected as the disposal method.
Displays the recognized gain for the Tax treatment.
An on-screen explanation of how the recognized gain is calculated is available. To view, select the underlined label to open the Gain Realized window.
Mark this checkbox to elect non-recognition by not reporting the gain. Facts relating to the conversion should be reported on the return. Even if no details are furnished, a failure to report the gain is considered an election not to recognize it.
See Regulation section 1.1033(a)-2(c)(2) and IRS Publication 547 for more information.
In this box, select one of the following for handling the gain.
  • None (default):
     No gain is postponed.
  • Up to replacement:
     The gain is postponed up to the amount of the replacement asset's basis.
  • Entire:
     The entire gain is postponed.
Displays the postponed gain.
An on-screen explanation of how the postponed gain is calculated is available. To view, select the underlined label to open the Postponed Gain window.
Displays the gain recognized or the loss realized on the exchange.
An on-screen explanation of how the recognized gain/loss is calculated is available. To view, select the underlined label to open the Recognized Gain or Recognized Loss window.
Mark this checkbox to indicate that the disaster area loss will be taken in a previous tax year.
Select the appropriate property type from the dropdown list.
Select this to open a window in which you can specify section 1250 information.
Select this to open a window in which you can view and adjust the asset's Book calculation.

Replacement like-kind asset group box

This group box appears only when
Casualty / Theft - Replacement
 is the method of disposal.
When an asset is disposed of through a like-kind exchange or through casualty / theft with a replacement asset, the new asset is automatically created and the next available asset number is entered in this box.
Enter a description of the new asset.
Select the method by which the asset was acquired from the dropdown list.
Enter the fair market value of the asset received in the exchange.
Displays the adjusted basis for the Tax treatment.
Displays the adjusted basis for the Book treatment.
Mark this checkbox to elect to treat the entire basis of the replacement property as a current-year acquisition. When this checkbox is marked, an election statement prints with Form 4562.

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