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Ederlyn Forte
on Dec 02, 2024
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The federal tax system allows firms that have a tax loss in a year to apply the loss against past and future earnings. The process is referred to as loss carrybacks and carryforwards and permits the loss to be:
A) carried forward for 20 years after having been carried back evenly over the past two years
B) carried back or forward for as many as 20 years.
C) spread evenly over the last two years and evenly over the next 20 years
D) carried back two years and forward as many as 20 years.
Loss Carrybacks
A tax provision allowing companies to apply current year losses to past income years to receive tax refunds.
Carryforwards
Tax provisions that allow firms to use current year's net operating losses to reduce taxable income in future periods.
Tax Loss
A loss that can be used to offset taxable income, thus reducing the taxes owed by an individual or corporation.
- Elucidate on the financial consequences stemming from diverse tax structures including consumption, ad valorem, and excise taxes.
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Learning Objectives
- Elucidate on the financial consequences stemming from diverse tax structures including consumption, ad valorem, and excise taxes.