If an NOL Is Incurred,when Would a Taxpayer Elect to Forgo

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Essay

If an NOL is incurred,when would a taxpayer elect to forgo the carryback period and only carry the loss deduction forward?

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate determined prior to the start of a period, designed for assigning anticipated overhead expenses to products or job orders, utilizing a selected activity basis for calculation.

Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in the manufacturing process that are not direct labor or materials.

Direct Labor-Hours

A measure of the labor directly involved in manufacturing a product, expressed in hours.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A pre-determined rate for distributing overhead expenses to products or job orders, calculated prior to the beginning of the period using projected costs and estimated levels of activity.