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Chip G asked:


I had a relative die and paid the funeral expenses personally, expecting to be paid back by the estate. Subsequently, I found that the estate was insolvent. No one, myself included, is going to probate the estate. There was literally no cash on hand and the debts dwarf the assets, so there’s no way to even get an attorney paid. Can I deduct the funeral expenses from my federal income tax as a bad debt?

Gracie Caposole