A net operating loss occurs when tax-deductible expenses exceed taxable revenues. Tax laws permit the net operating loss to be used to reduce taxable income in other, profitable years by either a carryback of the loss to prior years or a carryforward of the loss to later years. How are loss carrybacks and loss carryforwards recognized for financial reporting purposes?
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