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(a) Taxpayers qualified for the benefits of this subchapter and entitled to a net operating loss deduction as provided in § 26-51-427 may carry forward that deduction to the next-succeeding taxable year following the year of the net operating loss and annually thereafter for a total period of ten (10) years or until the net operating loss has been exhausted, whichever is earlier.
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(b) The net operating loss deduction must be carried forward in the order named in subsection (a) of this section.