Businesses May Utilize Net Operating Losses For Tax Refund

As a result of the economic downturn, many businesses generated net operating losses (“NOLs”) for federal income tax purposes for their 2008 and 2009 taxable years.

The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act (“WHBAA”), enacted in November 2009, expanded the ability of taxpayers to carry back these NOLs to offset income from prior tax years.

Many taxpayers will be able to take advantage of this legislation to obtain tax refunds.

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