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Carryback losses

  • September 28, 2020
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Can a loss in form 4797,2019 be carryback to 2018

    Best answer by Anonymous_

    You can carry back net operating losses beginning in tax years 2018, 2019, and 2020 for five years. 

     

    However, a loss on Form 4797 does not automatically generate a net operating loss (NOL).

     

    TurboTax does not calculate NOLs so you would have to do the calculation manually.

     

    See https://www.irs.gov/publications/p536#en_US_2019_publink1000177328

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    Level 15
    September 28, 2020

    You can carry back net operating losses beginning in tax years 2018, 2019, and 2020 for five years. 

     

    However, a loss on Form 4797 does not automatically generate a net operating loss (NOL).

     

    TurboTax does not calculate NOLs so you would have to do the calculation manually.

     

    See https://www.irs.gov/publications/p536#en_US_2019_publink1000177328