
Electing to forgo an NOL carryback for an individual return in ProConnect Tax
by Intuit• Updated 1 week ago
This article explains how to make the election to forgo an NOL carryback for an individual return. Most taxpayers no longer have the option to carryback a net operating loss.
These instructions only apply to returns for tax years 2018-2020.
To make the election to forgo an NOL Carryback:
- From the Input Return tab, go to Other ⮕ Elections.
- Click Misc. Elections in the top-right.
- Scroll to the CARES Act NOL Elections section.
- You'll see three checkboxes. Check the one applicable to the NOL.
- Once an election is made, the NOL will show as a carryover on the NOL Wkshts section in the Forms tab and will no longer be subject to a two or three year carryback period. During the proforma process, the NOL will transfer to the next year's program.
- If the return has a farming loss, select Waive farming loss carryback period [172(b)(1)(B)(iv)] under Miscellaneous Elections.
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