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Related Articles Net Operating Loss Carryback and Carryforward Worthless Securities However, given the negative impact of the time value of money, a tax loss taken at some point in the future is less valuable to a taxpayer than a tax loss taken in the current period.

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What is a Loss Carryback? A loss carryback is the offsetting of a current year tax loss against the reported taxable profit of previous years. A loss carryback is superior to a loss carryforward , since a carryback results in an immediate cash inflow, while a carryforward may not result in any tax reductions for years to come.

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Related Courses Accounting for Income Taxes What is a Carryback? A carryback is the application of a tax loss to any prior years in which a taxable profit was earned. In essence, application of the carryback has the same effect as though the company had overpaid its taxes in prior years.

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Carrybacks and Carryforwards A company may find that it has more tax deductions or tax credits (from an operating loss) than it can use in the current year’s tax return. A company should recognize a receivable for the amount of taxes paid in prior years that are refundable due to a carryback.

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Related Articles Net Operating Loss Carryback and Carryforward It is used when there is no remaining taxable income in the current year against which a loss can be applied. Loss carryforwards can be retained for a number of years into the future, but will eventually expire if unused after a certain date.

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