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<div>Indeed, you cannot write off that income as a bad debt, unless you've already included that income on an IRS document.. see IRS web link: <A href="http://www.irs.gov/publications/p535/ch10.html">http://www.irs.gov/publications/p535/ch10.html</A></div>
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<div>I'd still try one more time (phone call + USMail Invoice) to see if you can get them to send the money to you.<br>
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Good Luck... Bill Fritz, St Louis</div>
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<div>You can’t write off income that was never generated in the first place. A lost check is income that was never generated. You did the work but the money never made it to the bank. No income, no taxes, no write off.</div>
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