This document contains final and
temporary regulations under section 1502 that affect corporations
filing consolidated returns. These regulations contain rules
regarding the implementation of section 172(b)(1)(H) within a
consolidated group. These regulations also permit certain acquiring
consolidated groups to elect to waive all or a portion of the
pre-acquisition carryback period pursuant to section 172(b)(1)(H)
for specific losses attributable to certain acquired members. This
project amends §1.1502-21 to implement the revisions to Code
section 172(b)(1)(H), which extend the carryback period for NOLs to
five years, enacted by the Worker, Homeownership, and Business
Assistance Act of 2009 ("WHBAA") that the President signed on Nov.
6, 2009 (Pub. L. 111-92).
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