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Tax benefit rule
A recovery is includible in income only to the extent that the deduction reduced tax in any prior year by any amount. Therefore, where a deduction reduced taxable income but did not reduce tax, the recovery amount is excludable from income. This rule applies to both corporate and noncorporate taxpayers.