{"id":19985,"date":"2021-09-15T07:33:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T11:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortgagedepot.com\/?p=19985"},"modified":"2021-09-15T07:33:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T11:33:48","slug":"net-operating-losses-arent-always-a-disadvantage-at-the-mortgage-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortgagedepot.com\/net-operating-losses-arent-always-a-disadvantage-at-the-mortgage-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Net Operating Losses Aren’t Always a Disadvantage at the Mortgage Desk!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business owners face more challenges than anyone could understand, especially in 2021. Even the most proactive business owners probably never imagined that they would be dealing with the financial consequences of a worldwide pandemic in their lifetime!<\/p>\n

While most people don’t grasp what business owners are up against, MortgageDepot understands. Net operating losses are a part of the deal, and they don’t have to be a barrier to securing a mortgage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What Are Net Operating Losses?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Experienced business owners are well-acquainted with net operating losses, but here’s a quick definition to get all of our readers on the same page. Net operating losses, or NOLs, occur when business deductions exceed taxable income.<\/p>\n

If a business incurs an NOL in a given year, it can carry over into the following year. When this happens, it reduces the business’s taxable income in the next year, providing tax relief.<\/p>\n

How Do Net Operating Losses Affect My Mortgage?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you run a business with net operating losses on this year’s books, you might not see a path to your mortgage goals. We help borrowers in these circumstances. These types of situations are our specialty!<\/p>\n

We will allow net operating losses to be added back into a self-employed borrower’s income. Here’s how it happens:<\/p>\n