loss carryforward definition

loss carryforward

Accounting adjustment by which the current year's net loss is offset against the taxable income of the subsequent years (up to 20 years under the US tax laws) where even a partial loss carryback is not possible.

loss carryforward is in the Accounting & Auditing subject.

loss carryforward appears in the definition of the following term: loss carryback

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