A Consolidated NOL Carryover Is $52,000 at the Beginning the Year.Twenty-Five

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Essay

A consolidated NOL carryover is $52,000 at the beginning the year.Twenty-five percent of the loss is allocable to Duke Corporation.Duke Corporation leaves the group in the middle of the affiliated group's tax year.Before Duke's departure,it had earnings of $15,000 for the year,and the remainder of the affiliated group earned a total of $25,000,or $40,000 of taxable income for the group,excluding any NOL carryover.Following its departure from the affiliated group,Duke earned $8,000 in its first separate return.How much of the $52,000 NOL can Duke use on its first separate return?

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Definitions:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An estimation of the accounts receivable that a company does not expect to actually collect, reflecting potential losses.

Gross Amount

The total of all amounts before any deductions are made, such as taxes or discounts.

Retailer

A business that sells goods directly to consumers, typically operating out of physical stores or online platforms.

Note Receivable

An asset account on a company's balance sheet representing a promise by a debtor to pay a certain amount of money to the company in the future.