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Operating Loss

The state in which a company's operating expenses exceed its income for a given period of time, usually a quarter or a year. A company can carry back or carry forward operating losses for a certain number of years, reducing the company's tax liability. This is positive, but an operating loss still means that the company is losing money, which cannot be sustained over the long term.

operating loss

The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income.

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The authors, however, make no mention of a factor that could have substantial impact on taxpayers who have incurred sizeable net operating losses. This is the provision found in IRC section 56(d)(1)(A)(i) limiting the net operating loss deduction for AMT purposes to 90% of alternative minimum taxable income.

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WORCESTER - Three of the state's major health maintenance organizations yesterday reported operating losses for the second quarter ended June 30.

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State and local tax resources from the AICPA

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Sales for the January-June period of 2003 weren't given but operating losses were up on the 2003 figure of SEK0.9m.

FlyMe AB reports 6-month operating loss of SEK69.2m

By contrast, the Commission has not approved Spain's plan to grant Hunosa aid of Euro 4.23 million for 2001 to cover the operating losses of installations of the former Minas de Lieres S.A.

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* To lengthen the carryback period for net operating losses to five years.

TEI urges prompt enactment of economic stimulus legislation: November 13, 2001

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Consolidated carryback of product liability expenses

That model restricts the recognition of net deferred tax assets to the amount that would be recovered based upon the presumed carryback of net operating losses that result from scheduling the reversal of existing temporary differences by year.

The FASB revisits Statement 96, Accounting for Income Taxes

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The state's major health maintenance organizations all reported operating losses for the first quarter, citing seasonal increases in the use of health care services and rising medical costs.