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Gabriella Cruz-Martínez

New Law Delivers Tax Breaks to Natural Disaster Victims, But Is It Enough?

A sign is seen at the Pass-A-Grille Women's Club in St. Petersburg, Florida, ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP via Getty Images).

Millions of survivors of natural disasters will get much-needed tax breaks on compensation, but it’s only a drop in the bucket.

The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act brings tax relief to victims of certain federally declared natural disasters and wildfires. Recently signed into law by President Biden, the new law allows those victims to claim qualified disaster-related losses without having to itemize deductions and eliminates the 10% adjusted gross income limit for claimants.

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