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Nonqualified allocations offer an alternative method of allocating patronage refunds. This paper compares patron after-tax cash flows from qualified and nonqualified allocations. Results suggest neither method is clearly superior. Because of tax timing differences, present values of cash flows from nonqualified allocations often are comparatively greater than nominal values.