https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71691/000007169116000023/a2015form10-k.htm
In 2014 the NY Times Company got a tax refund of $3.6 million despite having a $29.9 million pretax profit, an effective negative tax rate for 2014, which it explained was favorably affected by approximately $21.1 million for the reversal of reserves for uncertain tax positions due to the lapse of applicable statutes of limitations.