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                                    Instructions for Form 6385

                                    Tax Attributes Carryovers
            GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS                                      Line 9, Unused capital loss carryover: In column A, enter the 
                                                                      year-end of the tax year in which the unused capital loss was 
                                                                      generated. In column B, enter the unused capital loss. In column 
Purpose of Form                                                       C, enter the capital loss previously utilized. In column D, enter the 
                                                                      unused capital loss available for the current tax year.
Use Form 6385 to claim carryovers and carrybacks of net operating 
loss (NOL), excess charitable contributions, and unused capital       Line 10, Total capital loss carryover available: Enter the total of 
losses. If you are claiming Alaska credit for prior year minimum tax  line 9, column D. This is the unused capital loss available for use 
(on Schedule A, line 11), Form 6385 is also required to show the      in the current year, subject to limitations in Internal Revenue Code 
net Alaska alternative minimum tax (AMT) previously paid.             Section 1212.

            SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS                                     Line 11, Net Alaska capital and section 1231 gains: Enter the 
                                                                      amount of current net Alaska and section 1231 gains against 
                                                                      which unused capital losses may be utilized. This is the amount 
Enter all numbers as positive numbers. If you need additional 
                                                                      from (an as-if) Schedule J, the sum of lines 17–18, without an 
lines for any section of the form, attach additional Forms 6385 as 
                                                                      entry on line 9.
necessary.
If you are claiming tax attributes from an Alaska taxpayer that       Line 12, Capital loss carryover to be utilized: Enter the lesser 
                                                                      of line 10 or line 11, here and on Schedule J, line 9, in the space 
is different from the taxpayer(s) filing the return, write the name 
                                                                      provided for “carryover utilized” of the relevant Alaska corporate 
and EIN of the Alaska taxpayer which generated the attributes in 
                                                                      income tax return.
the space provided. Prepare two Forms 6385, if you are claiming 
tax attributes from a different Alaska taxpayer, in addition to tax 
attributes generated by the taxpayer(s) filing the return.            Line 13, Unused capital loss for carryback: In column A, enter 
                                                                      the year-end of the tax year in which the unused capital loss was 
                                                                      generated. In column B, enter the unused capital loss. In column 
Line 1, Net operating loss (NOL) carryover: In column A, enter        C, enter the capital loss previously utilized. In column D, enter the 
the year-end of the tax year in which the NOL was generated,          unused capital loss available to be carried back to the current tax 
in the format mm/dd/yyyy. In column B, enter the NOL generated        year.
in that year. In column C, enter the amount of any charitable 
contribution carryover that was converted to NOL. In column D,        Line 15, Net Alaska capital and section 1231 gains limited for 
enter the amount of NOL (from the listed year) that was previously    carryback purposes: Enter the amount of current net Alaska and 
utilized. In column E, enter the amount of NOL available for the      section 1231 gains (after carryovers) against which unused capital 
current tax year.                                                     loss carrybacks may be utilized. This is the amount from (an as-if) 
                                                                      Schedule J, the sum of lines 17–18, including carryover losses 
Line 3, Alaska income: Enter the amount from Schedule A, line         utilized on line 9, but excluding any carrybacks.
1 (of the relevant Alaska corporate income tax return), but not less 
than zero.                                                            Note that a capital loss carryback cannot increase or produce a 
                                                                      net operating loss for the taxable year to which it is being carried 
Line 4, NOL carryover to be utilized: Enter the lesser of line        back.
2 or line 3. Enter this amount on Schedule A, line 2 in the space 
provided for “carryover” of the relevant Alaska corporate income      Line 16, Capital loss carryback to be utilized: Enter the lesser of 
tax return.                                                           line 14 or line 15, and on Schedule J, line 9, in the space provided 
                                                                      for “carryback utilized” of the relevant Alaska corporate income tax 
Line 5, NOL carryback to be utilized: In column A, enter the          return.
year-end of the tax year in which the NOL was generated, in the 
format mm/dd/yyyy. In column B, enter the NOL generated in that       Line 17, Excess charitable contributions: In column A, enter the 
year. In column C, enter the amount of NOL (from the listed year)     year-end of the tax year in which excess charitable contributions 
that was previously utilized. In column D, enter the amount of NOL    were generated, in the format mm/dd/yyyy. In column B, enter the 
available for the current tax year.                                   excess charitable contributions that were not deductible in the 
                                                                      preceding year. In column C, enter the charitable contributions 
Line 7: Subtract line 4 (NOL carryover utilized) from line 3 (current converted to NOL for the relevant tax year. In column D, enter the 
Alaska taxable income before NOL). This is the amount of taxable      charitable contributions previously utilized. In column E, enter the 
income that was not offset by NOL carryovers, and is the amount       amount of excess charitable contributions available for the current 
that may be offset by carrybacks.                                     tax year.

Line 8, NOL carryback to be utilized: Enter the lesser of line        Line 19, Alaska net alternative minimum tax (AMT) previously 
6 or line 7. Enter this amount on Schedule A, line 2 in the space     paid: You must complete Form 6385, lines 19 and 20, if you are 
provided for “carryback” of the relevant Alaska corporate income      claiming an Alaska credit for prior year minimum tax (reported on 
tax return.                                                           Schedule A, line 11 of applicable Alaska corporate income tax 
                                                                      return). You may not claim an Alaska credit for prior year minimum 
                                                                      tax in excess of the Alaska net AMT paid in preceding years.
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