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Rev. Rul. 2003-29
Rev. Rul. 2003-29, 2003-11 I.R.B. 587, 2003-1 C.B. 587
                       Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.)
                                 Revenue Ruling
            ELECTION IN RESPECT OF LOSSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO A DISASTER
                           Released: February 26, 2003
                            Published: March 17, 2003

 Section 139.--Disaster Relief Payments

  Taxpayers are informed of the areas declared by the President to qualify as major disaster or emergency areas during 2002 under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Section 1033.--Involuntary Conversions, 26 CFR 1.1033-1: Involuntary conversions; nonrecognition of gain.

  Taxpayers are informed of the areas declared by the President to qualify as major disaster or emergency areas during 2002 under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Section 165.--Losses, 26 CFR 1.165-11: Election in respect of losses attributable to a disaster.

  Election in respect of losses attributable to a disaster. This ruling lists the areas declared by the President to qualify as major disaster or emergency areas during 2002 under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

  Election in respect of losses attributable to a disaster. This ruling lists the areas declared by the President to qualify as major disaster or emergency areas during 2002 under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

  Under s 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. ss 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 s 165(i), a disaster includes an event declared a major disaster or an emergency under the Act.

  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.

  The provisions of s 165(i) apply only to losses that are otherwise deductible under s 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 s 165(c)(3).

  A determination by the President that an area warrants assistance by the Federal Government under the Act is also relevant to s 139(a) (regarding the exclusion from gross income of certain qualified disaster relief payments) and s 1033(h) (regarding the deferral of gain realized upon the involuntary conversion of certain property).

  The President has determined that, during 2002, 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.

  A cumulative list of the areas warranting assistance each year under the Act  (beginning in 1998) is available at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Internet site at www.fema.gov. Accordingly, the Internal Revenue Service requests comments regarding the need for future publication of this revenue ruling. Comments should be submitted by May 1, 2003, either to:

    Internal Revenue Service
    P.O. Box 7604
    Ben Franklin Station
    Washington, DC 20044
    Attn: CC:PA:T:CRU (ITA)
    Room 5041
or electronically via the Service internet site at: Notice.Comments  @irscounsel.treas.gov (the Service comments e-mail address). All comments will be available for public inspection and copying.

FURTHER INFORMATION

  For further information regarding this revenue ruling, contact James R. Roy at (202) 622-4950 (not a toll-free call).
Disaster Area                                         Disaster       Disaster
                                                        Description    Date
Alabama
Counties of Baldwin and Mobile                        FEMA-1438-DR   September
                                                        Tropical       23-Octo-
                                                        Storm          ber 1
                                                        Isidore
Counties of Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun,          FEMA-1442-DR   November
  Cherokee, Cleburne, Cullman, Dale, DeKalb, Etowah,   Severe         5-12
  Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston,     Storms and
  Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Marshall,        Tornadoes
  Morgan, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega,
  Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston
Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough, McGrath and Lime        FEMA-1423-DR   April
  Village in the Iditarod Regional Education            Flooding       27-May
  Attendance Area (REAA), Aniak, Crooked Creek, Red                    30
  Devil, and Sleetmute in the Kuspuk REAA, Kwethluk
  in the Lower Kuskokwim REAA, Alakanuk and Emmonak
  in the Lower Yukon REAA, and Ekwok and Stuyahok in
  the Southwest Region REAA.
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Denali Borough,        FEMA-1440-DR   November
  Matanuska-Susitna Borough; the Regional Education     Earthquake     3-10
  Attendance Areas of Delta Greely, Alaska Gateway,
  Copper River, and Yukon-Koyukuk; the cities of
  Tetlin, Mentasta Lake, Nothway, Dot Lake,
  Chistochina, and Tanacross; and the unincorporated
  communities of Slana and Tok.
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kodiak Island Borough and    FEMA-1445-DR   October 2-
  Chignik Bay Area, to include Chignik Lake and         Severe         3-Decem-
  Chignik Lagoon                                        Winter         ber 20
                                                        Storms,
                                                        Flooding,
                                                        Coastal
                                                        Erosion,
                                                        and Tidal
                                                        Surge
Arizona
Counties of Apache, Coconino, Gila, and Navajo; and   FEMA-1422-DR   June
  the Fort Apache Indian Reservation                    Wildfires      18-July
                                                                       7
Arkansas
Counties of Ashley, Clay, Cleburne, Columbia,        FEMA-1400-DR   December
  Craighead, Crittenden, Franklin, Greene,             Severe         15, 200-
  Independence, Jackson, Lincoln, Little River,        storms and     1-Janua-
  Logan, Monroe, Poinsett, Prairie, Scott, Stone,      flooding       ry 30,
  White, and Woodruff                                                  2002
Colorado
Counties of Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Archuleta,     FEMA-1421-DR   April
  Baca, Bent, Boulder, Broomfield, Chaffee,            Wildfires      23-June
  Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley,                  6
  Custer, Delta, Denver, Dolores, Douglas, Eagle,
  Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand,
  Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson,
  Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lake, La Plata, Larimer, Las
  Animas, Lincoln, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma,
  Montrose, Otero, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Pueblo, Rio
  Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San
  Miguel, Summitt, Teller, Washington, Weld, and
  Yuma; the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain
  Reservations; and the Cities of Broomfield and
  Denver
Guam
Territory of Guam                                     FEMA-1426-DR   July 5-6
                                                        Typhoon
                                                        Chata'an
Territory of Guam                                     FEMA-1446-DR   December
                                                        Super          8-16
                                                        Typhoon
                                                        Pongsona
Illinois
Counties of Adams, Alexander, Bond, Brown, Calhoun,  FEMA-1416-DR   April
  Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton,    Severe         21-May
  Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas,        Storms,       23
  Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Ford, Fayette,            Tornadoes,
  Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton,        and
  Hancock, Hardin, Iroquois, Jackson, Jasper,          Flooding
  Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Logan,
  McDonough, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion,
  Mason, Massac, Menard, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan,
  Moultrie, Piatt, Pike, Perry, Pope, Pulaski,
  Randolph, Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Sangamon,
  Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Union, Vermillion,
  Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson
Indiana
Counties of Brown, Crawford, Dearborn, Dubois,       FEMA-1418-DR   April
  Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Hamilton, Jackson,         Severe         28-June
  Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Marion, Martin,            Storms,       7
  Montgomery, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Pike,         Tornadoes
  Posey, Putnam, Sullivan, Switzerland, Union,         and
  Vermillion, Vigo, and Washington                      Flooding
Counties of Bartholomew, Blackford, Brown, Daviess,  FEMA-1433-DR   September
  Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Gibson,        Severe         20
  Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks,         Storms and
  Henry, Jay, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Madison,        Tornadoes
  Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Pike, Posey,
  Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Sullivan, Tipton, and
  Vanderburg
Iowa
Counties of Allamakee, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar,      FEMA-1420-DR   June 3-25
  Clayton, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque,     Severe
  Fayette, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones,       Storms and
  Lee, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, and              Flooding
  Winneshiek
Kansas
Counties of Allen, Anderson, Barber, Bourbon,        FEMA-1402-DR   January 2-
  Butler, Chautauqua, Coffey, Cowley, Crawford,        Severe         9-Febru-
  Douglas, Elk, Franklin, Greenwood, Johnson,          Winter Ice     ary 15
  Labette, Linn, Miami, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage,     Storm
  Sumner, Wilson, Woodson, and Wyandotte
Kentucky
Counties of Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Breathitt,    FEMA-1407-DR   March
  Carter, Clay, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, Harlan,     Severe         17-21
  Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee,         Storms and
  Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, McCreary, Magoffin,          Flooding
  Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley,
  Perry, Powell, Rowan, Wayne, and Whitley
Counties of Breathitt, Breckenridge, Crittenden,     FEMA-1414-DR   April
  Edmondson, Floyd, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin,   Severe         27-May
  Henderson, Hopkins, Laurel, Letcher, Marion,         Storms,       10
  Martin, McLean, Meade, Ohio, Owsley, Pike,           Tornadoes,
  Rockcastle, Union, and Webster                        and
                                                        Flooding
Louisiana
Parishes of East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Jefferson,     FEMA-1435-DR   September
  Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St.      Tropical       21-Octo-
  Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the         Storm          ber 1
  Baptist, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and       Isidore
  Terrebonne
Parishes of Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption,    FEMA-1437-DR   October
  Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Caldwell,          Hurricane      1-16
  Cameron, Catahoula, East Baton Rouge, East            Lili
  Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville,
  Jefferson Davis, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche,
  LaSalle, Livingston, Natchitoches, Orleans,
  Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, St.
  Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St.
  John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St.
  Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne,
  Vermillion, Vernon, Washington, West Baton Rouge,
  and West Feliciana
Mariana Islands, Northern
Island of Rota                                        FEMA-1430-DR   July 4-5
                                                        Typhoon
                                                        Chata'an
Island of Rota                                        FEMA-1447-DR   December
                                                        Super          8-16
                                                        Typhoon
                                                        Pongsona
Maryland
Counties of Calvert, Charles, and Dorchester          FEMA-1409-DR   April 28
                                                        Tornado
Michigan
Counties of Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Marquette,    FEMA-1413-DR   April
  and Ontonagan                                         Flooding       10-May 9
Micronesia, Federated States of
Yap State                                             FEMA-1417-DR   February
                                                        Typhoon        27-March
                                                        Mitag          3
Chuuk State                                           FEMA-1427-DR   July 2-4
                                                        Tropical
                                                        Storm
                                                        Chata'an,
                                                        including
                                                        Flooding,
                                                        Mudslides,
                                                        and
                                                        Landslides
Minnesota
Counties of Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater,      FEMA-1419-DR   June 9-28
  Goodhue, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, McLeod,           Severe
  Pennington, Polk, Roseau, and Wright                  Storms,
                                                        Flooding,
                                                        and
                                                        Tornadoes
Mississippi
Counties of Amite, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson,       FEMA-1436-DR   September
  Lincoln, Pearl River, Pike, and Stone                 Hurricane      23-Octo-
                                                        Isidore        ber 6
Counties of Clay, Lafayette, Lowndes, Monroe,        FEMA-1443-DR   November
  Noxubee, and Oktibbeha                                Severe         10-11
                                                        Storms and
                                                        Tornadoes
Missouri
Counties of Adair, Audrain, Barton, Bates, Benton,   FEMA-1403-DR   January 2-
  Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Cedar,     Severe         9-Febru-
  Chariton, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cooper, Daviess,     Winter Ice     ary 13
  Grundy, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Johnson, Knox,       Storm
  Lafayette, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion,
  Monroe, Morgan, Pettis, Platte, Ralls, Randolph,
  Ray, Saline, Scotland, Shelby, St. Clair,
  Sullivan, and Vernon
Counties of Adair, Barry, Barton, Bollinger, Boone,  FEMA-1412-DR   April
  Butler, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Carter,     Severe         24-June
  Cedar, Christian, Chariton, Clark, Cooper,           Storms and     10
  Crawford, Dade, Dallas, De Kalb, Dent, Douglas,      Tornadoes
  Dunklin, Greene, Grundy, Hickory, Howard, Howell,
  Iron, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede,
  Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn,
  Livingston, McDonald, Macon, Madison, Maries,
  Marion, Mercer, Miller, Mississippi, New Madrid,
  Newton, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry,
  Phelps, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Ralls, Ray, Reynolds,
  Ripley, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott, Shannon,
  Shelby, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, Stoddard,
  Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Washington,
  Wayne, Webster, and Wright
Montana
Counties of Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, and      FEMA-1424-DR   June 8-21
  Toole; and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation           Severe
                                                        Storms and
                                                        Flooding
New York
County of Erie                                        FEMA-1404-DR   December
                                                        Severe         24-29,
                                                        Winter         2001
                                                        Storm
Counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee,  FEMA-3170-EM   December
  and Wyoming                                           Snowstorm      24-29,
                                                                       2001
Counties of Clinton and Essex                         FEMA-1415-DR   April 20
                                                        Earthquake
North Carolina
Counties of Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Burke,       FEMA-1448-DR   December
  Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland,     Severe Ice     4-6
  Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin,      Storms
  Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett,
  Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, McDowell, Mecklenburg,
  Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Orange, Person, Randolph,
  Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Union, Vance, and Wake
North Dakota
Counties of Grand Forks, Pembina, Stutsman, Traill,  FEMA-1431-DR   June
  and Walsh; and the Fort Berthold Indian               Severe         8-August
  Reservation                                           Storms,       11
                                                        Tornadoes,
                                                        and
                                                        Flooding
Ohio
Counties of Hancock, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam,       FEMA-1444-DR   November
  Seneca, and Van Wert                                  Severe         10
                                                        Storms and
                                                        Tornadoes
Oklahoma
Counties of Alfalfa, Beaver, Becker, Beckham,        FEMA-1401-DR   January 3-
  Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland,        Ice Storm      0-Febru-
  Comanche, Creek, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield,                    ary 11
  Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper,
  Jackson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan,
  Major, McClain, Noble, Nowata, Oklahoma, Osage,
  Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Rogers,
  Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Tulsa, Washington,
  Washita, Woods, and Woodward
Oregon
Counties of Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, and Linn      FEMA-1405-DR   February
                                                        Severe         7-8
                                                        Winter
                                                        Storm with
                                                        High Winds
Tennessee
Counties of Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Blount,      FEMA-1408-DR   January
  Cannon, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Cumberland,          Severe         23-March
  Decatur, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Giles,           Storms and     20
  Grainger, Hancock, Hardin, Hawkins, Jackson,         Flooding
  Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon,
  McNairy, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Meigs, Overton,
  Roane, Scott, Sevier, Van Buren, Warren, and Wayne
Counties of Anderson, Bedford, Carroll, Coffee,      FEMA-1441-DR   November
  Crockett, Cumberland, Gibson, Henderson, Madison,    Severe         9-12
  Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, Rutherford, Scott,     Storms,
  Sumner, and Tipton                                    Tornadoes,
                                                        and
                                                        Flooding
Texas
Counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Blanco,   FEMA-1425-DR   June
  Brown, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan,          Severe         29-July
  Coleman, Comal, Dimmit, Duval, DeWitt, Eastland,     Storms and     31
  Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe,        Flooding
  Hays, Jim Wells, Jones, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, La
  Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Real,
  San Patricio, San Saba, Taylor, Travis, Uvalde,
  Victoria, Wilson, and Zavala
Counties of Brazoria, Frio, Galveston, Jim Wells, La  FEMA-1434-DR   September
  Salle, Live Oak, Matagorda, Nueces, San Patricio,    Tropical       6-30
  Webb, and Wharton                                     Storm Fay
Counties of Aransas, Hardin, Harris, Jefferson,      FEMA-1439-DR   October 2-
  Liberty, Montgomery, Nueces, Orange, and San          Severe         4-Novem-
  Patricio                                              Storms,       ber 15
                                                        Tornadoes,
                                                        and
                                                        Flooding
Vermont
Counties of Caledonia, Essex, Franklin, Lamoille,    FEMA-1428-DR   June 5-13
  and Orleans                                           Severe
                                                        Storms and
                                                        Flooding
Virginia
Counties of Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth,   FEMA-1406-DR   March
  Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe; and            Severe         17-20
  Independent City of Norton                            Storms and
                                                        Flooding
Counties of Buchanan and Tazewell                     FEMA-1411-DR   April
                                                        Severe         28-May 3
                                                        Storms and
                                                        Tornado
West Virginia
Counties of Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, and       FEMA-1410-DR   May 2-20
  Wyoming                                               Severe
                                                        Storms,
                                                        Flooding,
                                                        and
                                                        Landslides
Wisconsin
Counties of Adams, Clark, Dunn, Marathon, Marinette, FEMA-1429-DR   June 21-25
  Portage, Waushara, and Wood                           Severe
                                                        Storms and
                                                        Flooding
Counties of Barron, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn,  FEMA-1432-DR   September
  Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Polk, Portage, Price,   Severe         2-6
  Rusk, Sawyer, Shawano, St. Croix, Taylor,            Storms,
  Washburn, Waupaca, and Wood                           Tornadoes,
                                                        and
                                                        Flooding

 Rev. Rul. 2003-29, 2003-11 I.R.B. 587, 2003-1 C.B. 587