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Title 26 - Internal Revenue last revised: Nov 20, 2024
§ 1.812-8 - Illustration of operations loss carrybacks and carryovers.

The application of § 1.812-4 may be illustrated by the following example:

(a) Facts. The books of M, a life insurance company, organized in 1940, reveal the following facts:

Taxable year Taxable investment income Gain from operations Loss from operations
1958$11,000$15,000
195923,00030,000
1960($75,000)
196125,00020,000
1962(150,000)
196322,00030,000
196440,00035,000
196562,00075,000
196625,00017,000
196739,00053,000
The gain from operations thus shown is computed without regard to any operations loss deduction. The assumption is also made that none of the other modifications prescribed in paragraph (b) of § 1.812-5 apply. There are no losses from operations for 1955, 1956, 1957, 1968, 1969, 1970.

(b) Loss sustained in 1960. The portions of the $75,000 loss from operations for 1960 which shall be used as carrybacks to 1958 and 1959 and as carryovers to 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965 are computed as follows:

(1) Carryback to 1958. The carryback to this year is $75,000, that is, the amount of the loss from operations.

(2) Carryback to 1959. The carryback to this year is $60,000 (the excess of the loss for 1960 over the offset for 1958), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$75,000
Less:
Offset for 1958 (the $15,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryback from 1960)15,000
Carryback60,000

(3) Carryover to 1961. The carryover to this year is $30,000 (the excess, if any, of the loss for 1960 over the sum of the offsets for 1958 and 1959), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$75,000
Less:
Offset for 1958 (the $15,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryback from 1960)$15,000
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryback from 1960 or the carryback from 1962)30,000
Sum of offsets45,000
Carryover30,000

(4) Carryover to 1962. The carryover to this year is $10,000 (the excess, if any, of the loss for 1960 over the sum of the offsets for 1958, 1959, and 1961), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$75,000
Less:
Offset for 1958 (the $15,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryback from 1960)$15,000
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryback from 1960 or the carryback from 1962)80,000
Offset for 1961 (the $20,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryover from 1960 or the carryback from 1962)20,000
Sum of offsets65,000
Carryover10,000

(5) Carryover to 1963. The carryover to this year is $10,000 (the excess, if any, of the loss for 1960 over the sum of the offsets for 1958, 1959, 1961, and 1962), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$75,000
Less:
Offset for 1958 (the $15,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryback from 1960)$15,000
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryback from 1960 or the carryback from 1962)30,000
Offset for 1961 (the $20,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryover from 1960 or the carryback from 1962)20,000
Offset for 1962 (a year in which a loss from operations was sustained)0
Sum of offsets65,000
Carryover10,000

(6) Carryover to 1964. The carryover to this year is $0 (the excess, if any, of the loss from 1960 over the sum of the offsets for 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, and 1963), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$75,000
Less:
Offset for 1958 (the $15,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryback from 1960)$15,000
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryback from 1960 or the carryback from 1962)30,000
Offset for 1961 (the $20,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryover from 1960 or the carryback from 1962)20,000
Offset for 1962 (a year in which a loss from operations was sustained)0
Offset for 1963 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryover from 1960 or the carryover from 1962)30,000
Sum of offsets95,000
Carryover0

(7) Carryover to 1965. The carryover to this year is $0 (the excess, if any, of the loss from 1960 over the sum of the offsets for 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$75,000
Less:
Offset for 1958 (the $15,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryback from 1960)$15,000
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction for the carryback from 1960 or the carryback from 1962)30,000
Offset for 1961 (the $20,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction for the carryover from 1960 or the carryback from 1962)20,000
Offset for 1962 (a year in which a loss from operations was sustained)0
Offset for 1963 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction for the carryover from 1960 or the carryover from 1962)30,000
Offset for 1964 (the $35,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryover from 1960 or the carryover from 1962)35,000
Sum of offsets130,000
Carryover0

(c) Loss sustained in 1962. The portions of the $150,000 loss from operations for 1962 which shall be used as carrybacks to 1959, 1960, and 1961 and as carryovers to 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967 are computed as follows:

(1) Carryback to 1959. The carryback to this year is $150,000, that is, the amount of the loss from operations.

(2) Carryback to 1960. The carryback to this year is $150,000 (the excess, if any, of the loss from 1962 over the offset for 1959), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$150,000
Less:
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryback to such year of $60,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1959 not being taken into account)0
Carryback150,000

(3) Carryback to 1961. The carryback to this year is $150,000 (the excess, if any, of the loss from 1962 over the sum of the offsets for 1959 and 1960), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$150,000
Less:
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryback to such year of $60,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1959 not being taken into account)0
Offset for 1960 (a year in which a loss from operations was sustained)0
Sum of offsets0
Carryback150,000

(4) Carryover to 1963. The carryover to this year is $150,000 (the excess, if any, of the loss from 1962 over the sum of the offsets for 1959, 1960, and 1961), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$150,000
Less:
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryback to such year of $60,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1959 not being taken into account)0
Offset for 1960 (a year in which a loss from operations was sustained)0
Offset for 1961 (the $20,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $30,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1961 not being taken into account)0
Sum of offsets0
Carryover150,000

(5) Carryover to 1964. The carryover to this year is $130,000 (the excess, if any, of the loss from 1962 over the sum of the offsets for 1959, 1960, 1961, and 1963), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$150,000
Less:
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryback to such year of $60,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1959 not being taken into account)0
Offset for 1960 (a year in which a loss from operations was sustained)0
Offset for 1961 (the $20,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $30,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1961 not being taken into account)0
Offset for 1963 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $10,000 from 1960, the carryover from 1962 to 1963 not being taken into account)20,000
Sum of offsets20,000
Carryover130,000

(6) Carryover to 1965. The carryover to this year is $95,000 (the excess, if any, of the loss from 1962 over the sum of the offsets for 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, and 1964), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$150,000
Less:
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryback to such year of $60,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1959 not being taken into account)0
Offset for 1960 (a year in which a loss from operations was sustained)0
Offset for 1961 (the $20,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $30,000 from 1960 the carryback from 1962 to 1961 not being taken into account)0
Offset for 1963 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $10,000 from 1960, the carryover from 1962 to 1963 not being taken into account)20,000
Offset for 1964 (the $35,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $0 from 1960, the carryover from 1962 to 1964 not being taken into account)35,000
Sum of offsets55,000
Carryover95,000

(7) Carryover to 1966. The carryover to this year is $20,000 (the excess, if any, of the loss from 1962 over the sum of the offsets for 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, and 1965), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$150,000
Less:
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryback to such year of $60,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1959 not being taken into account)0
Offset for 1960 (a year in which a loss from operations was sustained)0
Offset for 1961 (the $20,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $30,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1961 not being taken into account)0
Offset for 1963 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover for such year of $10,000 from 1960, the carryover from 1962 to 1963 not being taken into account)20,000
Offset for 1964 (the $35,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $0 from 1960, the carryover from 1962 to 1964 not being taken into account)35,000
Offset for 1965 (the $75,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $0 to 1960, the carryover from 1962 to 1965 not being taken into account)$75,000
Sum of offsets$130,000
Carryover20,000

(8) Carryover to 1967. The carryover to this year is $3,000 (the excess, if any, of the loss from 1962 over the sum of the offsets for 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966), computed as follows:

Loss from operations$150,000
Less:
Offset for 1959 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryback to such year of $60,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1959 not being taken into account)0
Offset for 1960 (a year in which a loss from operations was sustained)0
Offset for 1961 (the $20,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $30,000 from 1960, the carryback from 1962 to 1961 not being taken into account)0
Offset for 1963 (the $30,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $10,000 from 1960, the carryover from 1962 to 1963 not being taken into account)20,000
Offset for 1964 (the $35,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $0 from 1960, the carryover from 1962 to 1964 not being taken into account)35,000
Offset for 1965 (the $75,000 gain from operations for such year reduced by the carryover to such year of $0 from 1960, the carryover from 1962 to 1965 not being taken into account)75,000
Offset for 1966 (the $17,000 gain from operations for such year computed without the deduction of the carryover from 1962)17,000
Sum of offsets147,000
Carryover3,000

(d) Determination of operations loss deduction for each year. The carryovers and carrybacks computed under paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section are used as a basis for the computation of the operations loss deduction in the following manner:

Taxable year Carryover Carryback Operations loss de- ductions
From 1960 From 1962 From 1960 From 1962
1958$75,000$75,000
195960,000$150,000210,000
1961$30,000150,000180,000
196310,000$150,000160,000
1964130,000130,000
196595,00095,000
196620,00020,000
19673,0003,000
[T.D. 6535, 26 FR 539, Jan. 20, 1961]
authority: Section 1.642(c)-6 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 642(c)(5)
source: T.D. 6500, 25 FR 11814, Nov. 26, 1960; 25 FR 14021, Dec. 31, 1960, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 26 CFR 1.812-8