1.825-2—Unused loss carryovers and carrybacks.
(a) Years to which loss may be carried—
(1) In general.
In order to determine its unused loss deduction for any taxable year, a mutual insurance company taxable under section 821(a) must first determine the part of any unused losses for any preceding or succeeding taxable years which are carryovers or carrybacks to the taxable year in issue. An unused loss is to be an unused loss carryback to each of the 3 taxable years preceding the loss year, and an unused loss carryover to each of the 5 taxable years following the loss year, subject to the limitations provided in section 825(g) and subparagraph (2) of this paragraph.
(ii)
To or from any taxable year for which the taxpayer is not subject to the tax imposed by section 821(a), nor
(iii)
To any taxable year if, between the loss year and such taxable year, there is an intervening taxable year for which the taxpayer was not subject to the tax imposed by section 821(a).
(3) Periods of less than 12 months.
A fractional part of a year which is a taxable year under sections 441(b) and 7701(a)(23) is a preceding or a succeeding taxable year for the purpose of determining under section 825 the first, second, etc., preceding or succeeding taxable year.
(b) Loss year defined.
The term “loss year” as used in this section means any taxable year for which a company subject to the tax imposed by section 821(a) has an unused loss in excess of zero.
(c) Amount of carrybacks and carryovers.
Section 825(e) provides that in the case of a loss year for a company taxable under section 821(a), the entire amount of the unused loss shall be carried to the earliest taxable year to which such loss may be carried under section 825(d) (subject to the limitations of section 825(g) ). The amount of the unused loss carried to each of the other taxable years to which such loss may be carried under section 825(d) following such earliest taxable year shall be the excess (if any) of such loss over the sum of the offsets for each taxable year preceding the taxable year to which the unused loss is carried.
(d) Offset defined—
(1) In general.
Section 825(f) defines the term “offset” and provides that the taxable year to which an unused loss is carried shall be referred to as the “offset year”. The definition of the term offset in the case of an unused loss carryback to an offset year, differs from the definition of such term in the case of an unused loss carryover to an offset year.
(2) Offset in case of carryback.
In the case of an unused loss carryback from the loss year to the offset year, the offset is the mutual insurance company taxable income for the offset year, computed without regard to any unused loss carryback from the loss year or any taxable year thereafter.
(3) Offset in case of carryover.
In the case of an unused loss carryover from the loss year to the offset year, the offset is equal to the sum of:
(i)
The amount required to be subtracted from the protection against loss account under section 824(d)(1)(C) (relating to amounts equal to the unused loss carryovers to the offset year), plus
(ii)
The mutual insurance company taxable income for the taxable year, computed without regard to any unused loss carryback or carryover from the loss year or any taxable year thereafter.