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SET OFF AND CARRY FORWARD OF LOSSES

 

Sr. No.

Section

Types of Loss

Set off Against Income

Can be carried forward for

In same Assessment Year

In subsequent Assessment Year

1.

72

Business or Profession (Non-Speculation other than Depreciation)

Business Income head;or any other head except salaries [sec 71(2A)]

Business Income Head (Note 1)

8 years

2.

32

Depreciation

As above

Business Income Head or any other head (Note 2)

indefinitely

3.

73

Business (Speculation)

Speculation Profit

Speculation Profit

4 years with
effect from
Assessment
Year 2006-07
(8 years up to
Assessment
Year 2005-06)

4.

74

Capital Loss (Short & Long-term)
(Up to A. Y. 2002-03)

Capital Gain

Capital Gain

8 years

70/74

Short-term capital loss

— do —

— do —

8 years

70/74

Long-term capital loss

Long-term capital gain

Long-term capital gain only

8 years

5.

74A

Running and Maintaining Race Horses

Such income only

Such income only

4 years

6.

71

Other sources

Other sources or any other head

No carry forward

N. A.

7.

71B

House Property:

a) Let out property 
 
 

Income from House property head or any other head

Income from House property

8 years

b) Self-occupied Property (On account of interest on borrowed capital)

As above

As above

8 years

8.

72A/ 72AA/ 72AB

In case of amalgamation/demerger

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9. 73A Losses by specified Businesses (Note 5) — Business income of specified business Indefinately

NOTES:

  1. Unabsorbed business losses can be carried forward and set off against profits from any business from A.Y. 2000-01. There is no need to continue the same business in which the loss was incurred.

  2. Depreciation can be carried forward and set off against the profits from any business in the succeeding assessment  year  up to A.Y. 2001-02. The business in which the loss was incurred need not be continued in that year.

  3. The effect of depreciation, business loss and investment allowance should be given in the following order:

    Current year’s Depreciation

    Unabsorbed Business loss

    Unabsorbed Depreciation

    Unabsorbed Investment Allowance.

  4. A return of loss is required to be furnished for determining the carry forward of such losses, by the due date prescribed for different assessees u/s. 139(1) of the Act. (S. 80).

  5. The section has been inserted w.e.f. 1-4-2010. Specified business has been defined u/s. 35AD.

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