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[Q=marieb169] I HAVE TO SAY I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEDUCTION WILL BE IN TERMS OF A TAX WRITE OFF. HONESTLY, I DON'T CARE[/Q] Your tax deduction is the Fair Market Value (FMV). Since you were not able to sell it (even for $) and had to pay someone to take over possession, the FMV is somewhere around zero. Therefore, your deduction should be around zero. That's something not even worth pursuing.