Deductions & credits

Thanks Robert.  My 2017 & 2018 returns both had a NOL but my 2019 return didn't.  I did not elect to carry the NOL forward on the 2018 return and the 2019 return didn't have a NOL.  So does that mean I would have to amend the 2017 return to carry back the NOL?  Note that I didn't start in real estate until 2017 and the 2017 NOL was carried forward to 2018.

 

Or would I just amend the 2019 return to carryforward the 2018 loss and amend the 2020 return to carryforward the 2019 NOL?  Can that be done or have I completely lost the ability to carryforward the NOL that is on the 2018 return?

 

Thanks so much for the help.