carrying forward
Moving to next
Carrying forward is the act of transferring something to a subsequent period or stage.
In accounting, it means moving a balance or amount to the next column, page, or fiscal period: The loss is carrying forward to next year's taxes.
More broadly, it suggests continuation or preservation: She's carrying forward her mother's legacy.
The phrase implies momentum—something persists rather than concluding.
- accrualIncremental addition over time
- handoverTransfer of control
- passing the torchTransferring responsibility to another
- ledgerFinancial record book
- legacyWhat's passed down
rollover · mentorship · inheritance · next generation · progression · sustainability · building on · continuity · adaptation · apprenticeship · knowledge transfer · balance · taking stock · dissemination · backlog · tradition · deferred · transformation
carrying forwardwriting off
Declaring something a loss
expensing · write-off · writing down · reversing · zeroing out
carrying forwarddiscontinuing
Ending ongoing activity
abandoning · dropping · terminating · ending · letting go
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