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Casualty Pot : a step in calculating tax liability under Internal Revenue Code section 1231 in which qualified casualty gains and losses are added together to determine if the result is a net loss or net gain compare main pot NOTE: Property that qualifies for inclusion in the Casualty Pot consists of casualties of depreciable and real property used in a trade or business for more than one year and capital assets held for more than one year in connection with a trade or business or transaction made for profit. If the net result of the calculation is a loss, then the ordinary rules for gains and losses apply to the casualties. If the net result is a gain, the entire amount passes into the Main Pot. ...

casualty

casualty pl: -ties 1 : an unfortunate occurrence ;esp : a serious and often disastrous accident [conversion of property…arising from fire, storm, shipwreck, or other "Internal Revenue Code"] 2 : something lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed see also casualty gain at gain casualty loss at loss ...

gain

gain 1 : an increase in value, capital, or amount compare loss capital gain : a gain realized on the sale or exchange of a capital asset (as a stock or real estate) ca·su·al·ty gain : a gain realized by an insured because property insurance benefits paid for a loss from a casualty or theft are greater than the adjusted value of the insured asset long-term capital gain : a capital gain realized on the sale or exchange of an asset held for more than a specified period (as a year) ordinary gain : a gain from the exchange or sale of an asset that is not capital short-term capital gain : a capital gain realized on the sale or exchange of an asset held for less than a specified period (as a year) that is treated as ordinary income under federal income tax laws 2 pl in the civil law of Louisiana : a class of community property that reflects the increase in property value contributed by the common skill or labor of the spouses gain vb ...

Main Pot

Main Pot : a step in calculating tax liability under Internal Revenue Code section 1231 in which all qualified transactions are netted to determine if the result is a loss or gain called also Big Pot Hodge Podge hotchpot; compare casualty pot NOTE: The transactions netted in the Main Pot are as follows: casualties in the Casualty Pot if they have netted a gain; sales, exchanges, or condemnations of depreciable or real property used in a business for more than one year; and condemnations of capital assets held for more than one year in connection with a trade or business or transaction entered into for profit. If the net result is a gain, then the transactions are treated as long-term capital gains and losses. ...

loss

loss 1 : physical, emotional, or esp. economic harm or damage sustained: as a : decrease in value, capital, or amount compare gain b : an amount by which the cost of something (as goods or services) exceeds the selling price compare profit c : something unintentionally destroyed or placed beyond recovery d : the amount of an insured's financial detriment due to the occurrence of a stipulated event (as death, injury, destruction, or damage) in such a manner as to create liability in the insurer under the terms of the policy NOTE: As a general rule, economic losses are deductible from adjusted gross income under section 165 of the Internal Revenue Code. There are, however, numerous exceptions and limitations. actual loss : the identifiable and calculable monetary detriment that is suffered or will be suffered as a result of an act or event actual total loss : a loss in marine insurance in which the property (as a vessel or cargo) cannot be repaired or recovered compare constru...

Insurance

Insurance, see, Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), s. 80C, Expl. 1.Insurance, the act of providing against a possible loss, by entering into a contract with one who is willing to give assurance, that is, to bind himself to make good such loss should it occur. In this contract, the chances of benefit are equal to the insured and the insurer. The first actually pays a certain sum, and the latter undertakes to pay a larger, if an accident should happen. The one renders his property secure; the other receives money with the probability that it is clear gain. The instrument by which the contract is made is called a policy; the stipulated consideration, a premium. As to what is known as a coupon policy, i.e., a coupon cut out of a diary, etc., see General Accident, etc., Assce. Corpn. v. Robertson, 1909 AC 404.Insurable Interest must be possessed by the person taking out a policy; he must be so circumstanced as to have benefit from the existence of the person or thing insured, and some preju...

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