Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:38:54 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [204.127.202.59] (HELO sccrmhc11.comcast.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 795882 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:26:22 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.59; envelope-from=gary.chris@comcast.net Received: from [65.34.222.134] (c-65-34-222-134.se.client2.attbi.com[65.34.222.134]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc14) with ESMTP id <2005031614253701400pp9q9e>; Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:25:37 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <423841D8.8010506@comcast.net> X-Original-Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:25:28 -0500 From: gary hall User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b) Gecko/20050217 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair List Subject: Re: [LML] Re: IRS Question Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------050102030901090207050702" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050102030901090207050702 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bob and Carl, Thank you both for your comments. I believe this "Is it reasonable" test will be appreciated by many of us. Thanks. Warm regards, Gary FXE (Fort Lauderdale Executive) http://www.uslan.com/hinge-kit.html Subject: Re: [LML] Re: IRS Question From: Bob Barker Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:24:10 -0500 I have some experience in IRS matters. 1. Unless you are audited, anything goes. 4. Advice. Take the deduction for what you think is fair. If there is a range that you think is fair, favor yourself. Save every piece of paper that might be relevent. I wouldn't bother with appraisers, but that's me. Bob Barker ----------------------------------------------------------- Subject: RE: [LML] Re: IRS Question From: "Lewis III, Charles S." Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:56:04 -0500 Allan: The bottom line is that the amount of the loss is a question of fact, and most of our thinking about the subject is really around considering how to prove that the amount claimed is correct. Repair cost is part of the answer. Carl Lewis Legacy N14CL --------------050102030901090207050702 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bob and Carl,

Thank you both for your comments. I believe this "Is it reasonable" test will be appreciated by many of us.

Thanks.

Warm regards,

Gary

FXE (Fort Lauderdale Executive)
http://www.uslan.com/hinge-kit.html



Subject:
Re: [LML] Re: IRS Question
From:
Bob Barker <barkerasset@earthlink.net>
Date:
Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:24:10 -0500

I have some experience in IRS matters. <snip>
 
1. Unless you are audited, anything goes. <snip>
 
4. Advice. Take the deduction for what you think is fair. If there is a range that you think is fair, favor yourself. Save every piece of paper that might be relevent. I wouldn't bother with appraisers, but that's me.
 
<snip>
 
Bob Barker
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Subject:
RE: [LML] Re: IRS Question
From:
"Lewis III, Charles S." <CSLEWIS@stoel.com>
Date:
Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:56:04 -0500

Allan:
 
<snip>
 
The bottom line is that the amount of the loss is a question of fact, and most of our thinking about the subject is really around considering how to prove that the amount claimed is correct.  Repair cost is part of the answer.
 
Carl Lewis
Legacy
N14CL

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