{
  "id": "EXC_TAX_BENEFIT_RECOVERY",
  "name": "Recovery of Tax Benefit Items Exclusion",
  "category": "deduction",
  "jurisdiction": "federal",
  "eligibility_type": "profile",
  "eligibility": {
    "description": "Available to any taxpayer who recovers a previously deducted amount that provided no tax benefit in the year of the deduction.",
    "requires_entity_type": null,
    "min_age": null,
    "max_age": null
  },
  "parameters": {},
  "entity_specific": false,
  "entity_types": null,
  "conflicts": [],
  "actionability": {
    "retroactive_status": "available",
    "retroactive_note": "Automatic — computed on return",
    "forward_status": "available"
  },
  "description": "Excludes from gross income the recovery of any amount deducted in a prior year (like a bad debt or state tax refund) if the original deduction did not actually reduce the taxpayer's tax liability.",
  "irc_reference": "IRC §111",
  "deadline": "",
  "savings_potential": "low",
  "benefits": "individual|business",
  "discovered_by": "discovery_engine_v1",
  "calculator_implemented": false
}