Juanita,who is single,is in an automobile accident in 2017 and her car sustains $6,200 in damages.Juanita does not expect to recover any of the loss from her insurance company.Juanita's 2017 AGI is $31,000,and she deducts a $3,000 loss after applying limitations on her 2017 tax return.Her other itemized deductions in 2017 exceed $12,000.In 2018,Juanita's insurance company reimburses her $2,800.Juanita's 2018 AGI is $28,000.As a result,Juanita must
A) amend 2017 to show a $200 loss.
B) do nothing and simply keep the $2,800.
C) do nothing to the 2017 return but report $2,800 of income on her 2018 return.
D) amend the 2017 return to show $0 loss and file her 2018 return to show a $200 loss.
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