IRS Lists 2000 Disaster Areas.
Rev. Rul. 2001-15; 2001-1 C.B. 922
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Rev. Rul. 2001-15
[1] Under section 165(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, if a taxpayer suffers a loss attributable to a disaster occurring in an area subsequently determined by the President of the United States to warrant assistance by the Federal Government under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 5121-5204c (1988 & Supp. V 1993) (the Act), the taxpayer may elect to claim a deduction for that loss on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which the disaster occurred. For purposes of section 165(i), a disaster includes an event declared a major disaster or an emergency under the Act.
[2] Section 1.165-11(e) of the Income Tax Regulations provides that the election to deduct a disaster loss for the preceding year must be made by filing a return, an amended return, or a claim for refund on or before the later of (1) the due date of the taxpayer's income tax return (determined without regard to any extension of time to file the return) for the taxable year in which the disaster actually occurred, or (2) the due date of the taxpayer's income tax return (determined with regard to any extension of time to file the return) for the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which the disaster actually occurred.
[3] The provisions of section 165(i) apply only to losses that are otherwise deductible under section 165(a). An individual taxpayer may deduct losses if they are incurred in a trade or business, if they are incurred in a transaction entered into for profit, or if they are casualty losses under section 165(c)(3).
[4] The President has determined that during 2000 the areas listed below have been adversely affected by disasters of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant assistance by the Federal Government under the Act.
FURTHER INFORMATION
[5] For further information regarding this revenue ruling, contact Martin Scully Jr. on (202) 622-4960 (not a toll-free call).
Disaster Area Disaster Description Disaster Date
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ALABAMA
Counties of DeKalb, FEMA-1317-DR January 20 - 29
Cherokee, and Jackson Severe winter storm
Counties of Jefferson and FEMA-1322-DR March 10 - 11
Tuscaloosa Severe storms and
flooding
Counties of Cherokee, FEMA-1352-DR December 16 - 22
Dale, Etowah, Geneva, Severe storms and
Henry, Houston, Jefferson, tornadoes
Limestone, Macon, St.
Clair, and Tuscaloosa
ALASKA
Municipality of Anchorage; FEMA-1316-DR December 21, 1999-
Boroughs of Aleutians Severe winter storms February 23, 2000
East, Bristol Bay, Denali, and avalanches
Fairbanks North Star,
Kenai Peninsula, Kodia
Island, Lake and
Peninsula, and Matanaska-
Susitna; and Census Areas
of Bethel, Dillingham,
Southeast Fairbanks,
Valdez-Cordova, and Wade
Hampton
ARIZONA
Counties of Cochise, La FEMA-1347-DR October 21 -
Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Severe storms and November 8
Santa Cruz, and Yavapai flooding
ARKANSAS
Counties of Arkansas, FEMA-3159-EM December 12 -
Benton, Bradley, Calhoun, Severe winter ice January 8, 2001
Clark, Cleveland, storm
Columbia, Crawford,
Crittenden, Cross, Dallas,
Desha, Drew, Faulkner,
Franklin, Garland, Grant,
Hempstead, Hot Spring,
Howard, Jackson,
Jefferson, Johnson,
Lafayette, Lee, Lincoln,
Little River, Logan,
Lonoke, Madison, Miller,
Mississippi, Monroe,
Montgomery, Nevada,
Ouachita, Perry, Pike,
Polk, Poinsett, Prairie,
Pulaski, St. Francis,
Saline, Scott, Sebastian,
Sevier, Washington, White,
Woodruff, Union, and Yell
Counties of Arkansas, FEMA-1354-DR December 12 -
Baxter, Benton, Boone, Severe winter ice January 8, 2001
Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, storm
Cleburne, Cleveland,
Columbia, Conway,
Crawford, Crittenden,
Cross, Dallas, Desha,
Drew, Faulkner, Franklin,
Fulton, Garland, Grant,
Hempstead, Hot Spring,
Howard, Independence,
Izard, Jackson, Jefferson,
Johnson, Lafayette, Lee,
Lincoln, Little River,
Logan, Lonoke, Madison,
Marion, Miller,
Mississippi, Monroe,
Montgomery, Nevada,
Newton, Ouachita, Perry,
Pike, Polk, Poinsett,
Pope, Prairie, Pulaski,
St. Francis, Saline,
Scott, Searcy, Sebastian,
Sevier, Sharp, Stone,
Union, Van Buren,
Washington, White,
Woodroof, and Yell
CALIFORNIA
Napa County FEMA-1342-DR September 3
Earthquake
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia FEMA-1325-DR January 25 - 31
Severe winter storm
District of Columbia FEMA-1338-DR August 7
Severe thunderstorms
FLORIDA
Counties of Bay, Calhoun, FEMA-1344-DR September 21 -
Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Tropical Storm Helene October 4
Jefferson, Leon, Okaloosa,
and Walkulla
Counties of Broward, FEMA-1345-DR October 3 - 11
Collier, Miami-Dade, and Severe storms and
Monroe flooding
GEORGIA
Counties of Banks, Barrow, FEMA-1311-DR January 22 -
Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Severe winter storm February 1
Catossa, Chattooga,
Cherokee, Clarke, Cobb,
Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas,
Elbert, Fannin, Floyd,
Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton,
Gilmer, Gordon, Greene,
Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall,
Hart, Haralson, Henry,
Jackson, Jasper, Jones,
Lamar, Lumpkin, Monroe,
Newton, Oconee,
Oglethorpe, Paulding,
Pickens, Pike, Rabun,
Rockdale, Spalding,
Stephens, Taliaferro,
Union, Upson, Walker,
Walton, White, and Wilkes
Counties of Colquitt, FEMA-1315-DR February 14
Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Severe storms and
Tift, and Turner tornadoes
HAWAII
Hawaii County FEMA-1348-DR October 28 -
Severe storms and November 2
flooding
IDAHO
Counties of Ada, Bannock, FEMA-1341-DR July 27 -
Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Wildfires September 26
Clearwater, Custer,
Elmore, Idaho, Jerome,
Lemhi, Lewis, Lincoln,
Power, and Valley; and the
Fort Hall Indian
Reservation
ILLINOIS
Counties of Bureau, Cook, FEMA-3161-EM December 10 - 31
DeWitt, DuPage, Ford, Record/near record
Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, snow
Henry, Iroquois, Kane,
Kankakee, Kendall, Lake,
La Salle, Livingston,
Marshall, McDonough,
McHenry, McLean, Menard,
Ogle, Peoria, Stark, Will,
and Winnebago
INDIANA
Counties of Allen, FEMA-3162-EM December 11 - 31
Carroll, Cass, Elkhart, Record/near record
Fulton, Howard, snow
Huntington, Jasper,
Kosciusko, Lagrange, Lake,
Miami, Noble, Pulaski, St.
Joseph, Steuben, White,
and Whitley
KANSAS
Counties of Crawford, FEMA-1327-DR April 19 - 20
Labette, and Neosho Severe storms and
tornadoes
KENTUCKY
Counties of Ballard, FEMA-1310-DR January 3 - 4
Breckinridge, Carlisle, Tornadoes, severe
Crittenden, Daviess, storms, torrential rains
Hancock, Henderson, and flash flooding
Hopkins, Livingston,
Spencer, and Webster
Counties of Bath, FEMA-1320-DR February 18 -
Bourbon, Boyd, Carter, Severe storms and March 2
Fleming, Greenup, flooding
Harrison, Johnson,
Lawrence, Lewis, Mason,
Nicholas, Oldham,
Pendleton, Robertson, and
Rowan
LOUISIANA
Parishes of Bienville, FEMA-1314-DR January 27 - 30
Claiborne, Lincoln, Severe winter storm
Ouachita, Richland, Union,
Webster, and West Carroll
Parishes of Bienville, FEMA-1357-DR December 11 -
Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Severe winter ice January 3, 2001
Lincoln, Ouachita, Union storm
and Webster
MAINE
Counties of Androscoggin, FEMA-1326-DR March 28-April 26
Aroostock, Franklin, Severe storms, flooding,
Kennebec, Oxford, and ice jams
Piscataquis, Somerset, and
Washington
MARYLAND
Baltimore City; and FEMA-1324-DR January 25 - 30
Counties of Anne Arundel, Severe winter storm
Baltimore, Calvert,
Caroline, Charles,
Dorchester, Frederick,
Howard, Kent, Montgomery,
Prince Georges, Queen
Anne's, St. Mary's, and
Talbot
MICHIGAN
Counties of Oakland and FEMA-1346-DR September 10 - 11
Wayne Severe storms and
flooding
MINNESOTA
Counties of Becker, FEMA-1333-DR May 17- July 26
Chippewa, Clay, Severe storms, flooding,
Clearwater, Dakota, Dodge, and tornadoes
Faribault, Fillmore,
Freeborn, Houston,
Mahnomen, Mower, Norman,
Ramsey, Roseau, Winona,
and Yellow Medicine; and
the White Earth Indian
Reservation
MISSOURI
Counties of Crawford, FEMA-1328-DR May 6 - 7
Franklin, Gasconade, Severe thunderstorms
Jefferson, St. Charles, and flash flooding
Ste. Genevieve, St.
Francois, St. Louis
County, Warren, and
Washington
MONTANA
Counties of Beaverhead, FEMA-1340-DR July 13 -
Big Horn, Blaine, Wildfires September 25
Broadwater, Carbon,
Carter, Cascade, Chouteau,
Custer, Deer Lodge,
Fallon, Fergus, Flathead,
Gallatin, Garfield,
Glacier, Golden Valley,
Granite, Hill, Jefferson,
Judith Basin, Lake, Lewis
and Clark, Liberty,
Lincoln, Madison, Meagher,
Mineral, Missoula,
Musselshell, Park,
Petroleum, Phillips,
Pondera, Powder River,
Powell, Prairie, Ravalli,
Rosebud, Sanders, Silver
Bow, Stillwater, Sweet
Grass, Teton, Toole,
Treasure, Wheatland, and
Yellowstone; and Indian
Reservations of the
Blackfeet, Crow, Flathead,
Fort Belknap, Northern
Cheyenne, and Rocky Boy's
Counties of Carter, FEMA-1350-DR October 31 -
Fallon, Richland, Severe winter storms November 20
Roosevelt, Sheridan, and
Wibaux
NEW JERSEY
Counties of Morris and FEMA-1337-DR August 12 - 21
Sussex Severe storms, flooding
and mudslides
Counties of Atlantic, FEMA-3156-EM May 30 -
Bergen, Burlington, West Nile Virus November 1
Camden, Cape May,
Cumberland, Essex,
Gloucester, Hudson,
Hunterdon, Mercer,
Middlesex, Monmouth,
Morries, Ocean, Passaic,
Salem, Somerset, Sussex,
Union, and Warren
NEW MEXICO
Counties of Bernalillo, FEMA-3154-EM May 5 - July 7
Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Severe fire threats
Colfax, Curry, BeBaca,
Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant,
Guadalupe, Harding,
Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Los
Alamos, Luna, McKinley,
Mora, Otero, Quay, Rio
Arriba, Roosevelt, San
Juan, San Miquel,
Sandoval, Sante Fe,
Sierra, Socorro, Taos,
Torrance, Union, and
Valencia.
Counties of Bernalillo, FEMA-1329-DR May 5 - June 9
Chaves, Cibola, DeBaca, Severe forest fire
Dona Ana, Eddy, Guadalupe,
Lincoln, Los Alamos,
McKinley, Mora, Otero,
Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San
Juan, San Miguel, Santa
Fe, Sierra, Socorro, Taos,
and Torrance
NEW YORK
Counties of Albany, FEMA-1335-DR May 3 - August 12
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Severe storms and
Chenango, Columbia, flooding
Dutchess, Erie, Essex,
Greene, Herkimer, Lewis,
Livingston, Madison,
Montgomery, Niagara,
Oneida, Onondaga, Orleans,
Otsego, Rensselaer,
Schenectady, Schoharie,
Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga,
Tompkins, Ulster, and
Yates
New York City; and FEMA-3155-EM May 22 -
Counties of Albany, West Nile Virus November 1
Allegany, Bronx, Broome,
Cattaraugus, Cayuga,
Chautauqua, Chenango,
Chemung, Clinton,
Columbia, Cortland,
Delaware, Dutchess, Erie,
Essex, Franklin, Fulton,
Genesee, Greene, Hamilton,
Herkimer, Jefferson,
Kings, Lewis, Livingston,
Madison, Monroe,
Montgomery, Nassau,
Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga,
Ontario, Orange, Orleans,
Oswego, Otsego, Putnam,
Queens, Rensselaer,
Richmond, Rockland, St.
Lawrence, Saratoga,
Schenectady, Schoharie,
Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben,
Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga,
Tompkins, Ulster, Warren,
Washington, Wayne,
Westchester, Wyoming, and
Yates
Counties of Cattaraugus, FEMA-3157-EM November 19 - 21
Chautauqua, and Erie Near record snow
NORTH CAROLINA
Counties of Alamance, FEMA-1312-DR January 24 -
Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Severe winter storm February 1
Chatham, Davidson, Durham,
Edgecombe, Franklin,
Granville, Guilford,
Halifax, Harnett, Hoke,
Johnston, Lee,
Mecklenburg, Montgomery,
Moore, Nash, Northampton,
Orange, Person, Randolph,
Richmond, Rockingham,
Scotland, Stanly, Union,
Vance, Wake, Warren, and
Wilson
NORTH DAKOTA
Counties of Barnes, FEMA-1334-DR April 5 - August
Benson, Bottineau, Burke, Severe storms, flooding 12
Burleigh, Cass, Cavalier, and ground saturation
Dickey, Eddy, Emmons,
Foster, Grand Forks,
Griggs, Kidder, LaMoure,
Logan, McHenry, McIntosh,
McLean, Morton, Mountrail,
Nelson, Oliver, Pembina,
Pierce, Ramsey, Ransom,
Renville, Richland,
Rolette, Sargent,
Sheridan, Steele,
Stutsman, Towner, Traill,
Walsh, Ward, and Wells;
and Indian Reservations of
the Spirt Lake Tribal
Reservation, the Three
Affiliated Tribes, and the
Turtle Mountain Band of
the Chippewa.
Counties of Benson, FEMA-1353-DR November 1 - 20
Bowman, Cavalier, Divide, Severe winter storms
Golden Valley, McKenzie, and tornadoes
Ramsey, Towner, and
Williams
OHIO
Counties of Adams, Gallia, FEMA-1321-DR February 18 -
Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Severe storms and March 2
Pike, and Scioto flooding
Lucas County FEMA-1339-DR July 29 - August 2
Severe storms and
flooding
Greene County FEMA-1343-DR September 20
Severe storms and a
tornado
Counties of Caddo, Carter, FEMA-1349-DR October 21 - 29
Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Severe storms and
Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, flooding
McClain, and Tillman
OKLAHOMA
Counties of Adair, Atoka, FEMA-3158-EM December 25 -
Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Severe winter and ice
Choctaw, Cleveland, Coal, storm
Cotton, Creek, Garvin,
Grady, Haskell, Hughes,
Jefferson, Johnston,
Latimer, LeFlore, Lincoln,
Love, Marshall, McClain,
McCurtain, McIntosh,
Murray, Muskogee,
Okfuskee, Oklahoma,
Okmulgee, Pittsburg,
Pontotoc, Pottawatomie,
Pushmataha, Seminole,
Sequoyah, Stephens, Tulsa,
Wagoner, and Washington
Counties of Caddo, Carter, FEMA-1349-DR October 21 - 29
Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Severe storms and
Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, flooding
McClain, Oklahoma, and
Tillman
Counties of Adair, Atoka, FEMA-1355-DR December 25 -
Beckham, Bryan, Caddo, Severe winter ice January 10, 2001
Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, storm
Cleveland, Coal, Comanche,
Cotton, Craig, Creek,
Delaware, Garvin, Grady,
Greer, Harmon, Haskell,
Hughes, Jackson,
Jefferson, Johnston,
Latimer, LeFlore, Lincoln,
Love, Marshall, Mayes,
McClain, McCurtain,
McIntosh, Murray,
Muskogee, Nowata,
Okfuskee, Oklahoma,
Okmulgee, Ottawa,
Pittsburg, Pontotoc,
Pottawatomie, Pushmataha,
Rogers Seminole, Sequoyah,
Stephens, Tillman, Tulsa,
Wagoner, Washington, and
Washita
SOUTH CAROLINA
Counties of Abbeville, FEMA-1313-DR January 22 -
Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Severe winter storm February 1
Barnwell, Berkley,
Calhoun, Clarendon,
Charleston, Collenton,
Cherokee, Chester,
Chesterfield, Darlington,
Dillon, Dorchester,
Edgefield, Fairfield,
Florence, Georgetown,
Greenwood, Kershaw,
Lancaster, Laurens, Lee,
Lexington, Marion,
Marlboro, McCormick,
Newberry, Orangeburg,
Richland, Saluda,
Spartanburg, Sumter,
Union, Williamsburg, and
York
SOUTH DAKOTA
Counties of Custer, Fall FEMA-1330-DR April 18 - 20
River, Jackson, Severe winter storm,
Pennington, and Shannon flooding, landslides, and
mudslides
TENNESSEE
Counties of Anderson, FEMA-1331-DR May 23 - 31
Benton, Cheatham, Severe storms,
Davidson, Henry, Hickman, tornadoes, and flooding
Houston, Jackson, Knox,
Lake, Obion, Perry,
Pickett, Stewart, Weakley
TEXAS
Tarrant County FEMA-1323-DR March 28 - 29
Severe storms,
tornadoes, and flooding
Counties of Borden, Bowie, FEMA-1356-DR December 12 -
Carson, Cass, Cherokee, Severe winter ice storm January 15, 2001
Cooke, Dawson, Delta,
Gains, Garza, Gray, Gregg,
Grayson, Fannin, Franklin,
Harrison, Hopkins, Hunt,
Lamar, Lynn, Marion,
Montague, Morris, Panola,
Rains, Red River, Rusk,
Smith, Titus, Upshur, and
Wood
VERMONT
Counties of Addison, FEMA-1336-DR July 14 - 18
Bennington, Orange, Severe storms and
Rutland, Windham, and flooding
Windsor
Counties of Bennington and FEMA-1358-DR December 16 - 18
Rutland Severe storms and
flooding
VIRGINIA
Cities of Alexandria, FEMA-1318-DR January 25 - 30
Colonial Heights, Severe winter storm
Danville, Emporia,
Fairfax, Franklin,
Fredericksburg, Hopewell,
Lynchburg, Manassas,
Newport News, Norton,
Petersbrug, Richmond,
Suffolk, Williamsburg; and
Counties of Accomack,
Albermarle, Alleghany,
Amelia, Amherst,
Appomattox, Arlington,
Augusta, Bath, Bedford,
Bland, Botetourt,
Brunswick, Buchanan,
Buckingham, Campbell,
Caroline, Carroll, Charles
City, Charlotte,
Chesterfield, Clarke,
Craig, Culpeper,
Cumberland, Dickenson,
Dinwiddie, Essex, Fairfax,
Fauquier, Floyd, Fluvanna,
Franklin, Frederick,
Giles, Goochland, Grayson,
Greene, Greensville,
Halifax, Hanover, Henrico,
Henry, Highland, Isle of
Wight, James City, King
George, King William, King
and Queen, Lancaster, Lee,
Loudon, Louisa, Lunenburg,
Madison, Mecklenburg,
Middlesex, Montgomery,
Nelson, New Kent,
Northampton,
Northumberland, Nottoway,
Orange, Patrick,
Pittsylvania, Powhatan,
Prince Edward, Prince
George, Prince William,
Pulaski, Rappahannock,
Richmond, Roanoke,
Rockbridge, Rockingham,
Russell, Scott,
Shenandoah, Smyth,
Southampton, Spotsylvania,
Stafford, Surry, Sussex,
Tazewell, Warren,
Washington, Westmoreland,
Wise, Wythe, and York
WEST VIRGINIA
Counties of Barbour, FEMA-1319-DR February 18 - 22
Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Flooding, severe storms,
Doddridge, Gilmer, and landslides
Harrison, Jackson.,
Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln,
Marion, Mason, Monongalia,
Pocohontas, Preston,
Putnam, Randolph, Ritchie,
Roane, Taylor, Tucker,
Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, and
Wirt
WISCONSIN
Counties of Adams, FEMA-1332-DR May 26 - July 19
Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Severe storms, flooding,
Columbia, Crawford, Dane, and tornadoes
Dodge, Forest, Grant,
Green, Iowa, Iron,
Jackson, Juneau, Kenosha,
Lafayette, Milwaukee,
Monroe, Oneida, Polk,
Racine, Richland, Rusk,
Sauk, Sawyer, Vernon,
Walworth, Waukesha, and
Washburn
Counties of Dane, Door, FEMA-3163-EM December 11 - 31
Green, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Record/near record
Manitowoc, Milwaukee, snow
Racine, Rock, Sheboygan,
and Walworth
WYOMING
Counties of Crook, Goshen, FEMA-1351-DR October 31 -
Platte, and Weston Severe winter storms November 20
- Institutional AuthorsInternal Revenue Service
- Cross-ReferenceFor the text of Rev. Rul. 2000-15, 2000-12 IRB 774, see Doc 2000-6650
- Code Sections
- Subject Areas/Tax Topics
- Index Termsloss deduction, disasters
- Jurisdictions
- LanguageEnglish
- Tax Analysts Document NumberDoc 2001-5909 (11 original pages)
- Tax Analysts Electronic Citation2001 TNT 41-10