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ITR (Income Tax Return) Form 3 is applicable for an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family who has income under the head “Profits or gains of business or profession.”

1.1 The income/loss arising from trading in F&O Transactions is treated as business income. A person dealing in Future & Option or Intraday transactions is required to file ITR 3. This form allows reporting all other income such as Income from Salary, Capital Gain, Income from other sources, etc., apart from income earned through F&O business.

1.2 The article covers a step-by-step procedure to file ITR 3 in case of losses in F&O (Future & Options) and intraday business.

2. ILLUSTRATION: Mr. Arindam is a salaried employee who also invests in the share market and is engaged in intraday and Future & Options trading. The income details other than F&O and Intraday transactions are as follows:

Sl. Particulars Amount(Rs.)
(a) Short-Term Capital Loss (65,000)
(b) Long-Term Capital Gain 3,70,000
(c) Income From Bank Interest 25,000
(d) Income from Salary 4,80,000

3. The intraday and F&O transactions details extracted from the demat account are as indicated below:-

INTRADAY TRANSACTION STATEMENT 2022-23
Sl Qty Buy Date Buy Price Buy Value Sell Date Sell Price Sell Value Net Realized P&L Abs olute Turn over Ex penses
(a) (b) (c ) (d) (e)=b*d (f) (g) (h)=b*g (i)=h-e (j) (k)
1 400 02-Feb-3708 119.33 47733 02-Jan-2023 118.79 47514.12 -218.88 218.88 40.83
2 200 02-Feb-2023 339.62 6792 3.44 02-Feb-2023 347.83 69566.94 1643.5 1643.5 72.15
3 100 21-Mar-2023 519.06 5190 5.97 21-Mar-2023 521.04 52104.47 198.5 198.5 42.96
4 200 01-Feb-2023 173.07 3461 4.24 01-Feb-2023 171.64 34328.14 -286.1 286.1 36.11
5 10 09-Mar-2023 666.57 6665.65 09-Mar-2023 664.49 6644.85 -20.8 20.8 10.3
6 10 13-Jan-2023 1376.16 13761.58 13-Jan-2023 1386.4 13863.98 102.4 102.4 22.63
7 11 03-Feb-2023 1341.71 14758.77 03-Feb-2023 1337.72 14714.91 -43.86 43.86 22.31
8 10 02-Feb-2023 2074.47 20744.7 02-Feb-2023 2035.6 20356.03 -388.67 388.67 31.56
9 25 03-Jan-2023 159.3 3982.48 03-Jan-2023 158.12 3953.08 -29.41 29.41 6.51
10 400 02-Jan-2023 154.19 61676 02-Jan-2023 154.98 61992.12 316.12 316.12 62.02
11
12
5621 307.3 5620 566.5 -740.95 72027 6112.34

3.1 How to Calculate Absolute Turnover:

(a) Obtain the absolute value from column (i). The absolute value means the real number without regard to its (+) or (-) sign.

(b) The absolute value can be calculated using the ABS formula in Excel with the following steps:

(i) Step 1: Select the cell where you want to calculate the absolute value. Click on the cell where you want to calculate the absolute value.

(ii) Step 2: Type the formula. Type the formula =ABS() into the cell.

(iii) Step 3: Enter the number or cell reference.

(iv) Step 4: Press Enter.

(c) The sum of column (i) is the absolute turnover.

3.2 The same method of calculating absolute turnover is applicable for Future & Option transactions. Prior to AY 2022-23, for calculating option turnover, the premium received (sale value) was added back to the absolute P&L number and then posted as turnover, which has now been removed by the ICAI. It has been clarified by ICAI vide Tax Guidance Note 2022 that where the premium received is included for determining net profit for transactions, the same should not be separately included.

3.3 The tax department is yet to amend the IT Act to include this condition.

3.4 In the absence of any guidance from the IT department, everyone relies on the guidance given by ICAI for ITR filing.

FUTURE TRANSACTIONS – 2022-23
Contract Qty Entry Date Entry Price Entry Value Exit Date Exit Price Exit Value Net Realized P&L Expenses
FUTIDX _ NIFTY 50 29-Mar-2023 17050.6 8525 27.44 29-Mar-2023 169 92.99 8496 49.69 -2877.76 167.76
FUTIDX _ NIFTY 50 20-Mar-2023 16947.2 8473 60.63 21-Mar-2023 1707 1.03 853 551.69 6191.04 168.12
FUTIDX _ NIFTY 100 20-Mar-2023 16947.2 1694 721.25 20-Mar-2023 16915.1 1691 510.25 -3210.95 334.28
FUTIDX _ NIFTY 25 23-Mar-2023 40140.1 1003 502.94 24-Mar-2023 397 94.59 9948 64.75 -8638.16 191.91
TOTAL 4398 112.25 438 9576.38 -8535.83 862.07

OPTION TRANSACTION DETAILS – 2022-23
Contract Qty Entry Date Entry Price Entry Value Exit Date Exit Price Exit Value Net Re alized P&L Exp
OPTIDX_ BANK NIFTY_23-Mar-2023_39 700.0_CE 25 16-Mar-2023 260.45 6511.21 17-Mar-2023 246.77 6169.24 -341.97 31.97
OPTIDX_ BANK NIFTY_23-Mar-2023_39 700.0_CE 100 16-Mar-2023 260.45 260 44.85 16-Mar-2023 264.65 26464.7 419.85 120.15
OPTSTK_ ITC_29-Mar-2023_40 0.0_CE 3200 24-Feb-2023 4.36 1394 0.48 16-Feb-2023 3.94 12614.08 -1326.4 46.56
6459 181 63765 25.68 -826 55.63 2498 5.65

TRANSACTION SUMMARY REPORT FY 2022-23

Particulars

Amount(Rs.) Remarks
Intraday Net Profit -741 Intraday & Future: – Absolute turnover is equivalent to the sum of all profits & losses made in various transactions throughout the year.
Intraday Turnover 72027
Future Net Profit -8536
Future Turnover 20918
Option Net Profit -82656 Options: The premium received (sale value) is added back to the absolute P&L number and then posted as turnover. From AY 2022-23, options traders don’t have to include premium received on sale, while calculating the turnover for taxation purposes

Net Profit is after calculating exp / charges.

Optional Turnover 761019
F&O Charges / Exp 25848
Intraday Exp/ Charges 6113

3.5 In the above illustration, a summary report indicating the absolute turnover is available in the demat account. If the said report is not readily available, the individual can calculate the absolute turnover by adding the profit & loss made from F&O transactions during the year.

3.6 The absolute turnover is required to ascertain the Audit applicability & the requirement to maintain accounts as per the Income Tax Act.

4. Step-by-Step Procedure to file ITR 3:

(a) Login to www.incometax.gov.in

(b) The path is: – e-file>Income Tax Return > File Income Tax Return. Select AY 2023-24(Current AY) > online. Start New filing > Individual> Select ITR Form > ITR3> Schedule>Part A > General Information> Audit Information.

(c) Click yes on “Are you liable to maintain accounts as per section 44AA?

• Yes •No

(c)(i) Maintenance of Accounts: As per Section 44AA, an assessee is required to maintain books of accounts if turnover exceeds Rs 10 Lakhs in any of the three immediately preceding years. It is advisable to maintain a simple account statement in case of F&O losses, even if the turnover is less than Rs 10 lakhs in the last three years. The system will not accept a negative figure, hence click on Yes and maintain a simple P&L and Balance Sheet.

(d) Click No on “Are you liable for audit under section 44AB?”

• Yes •No

(d)(i) Audit Requirement: As per section 44AB (a) of the Act, the Audit is required if the total turnover exceeds Rs 10 crores and cash receipts and payments do not exceed 5% of total receipts and payments respectively. Refer article Tax Audit Requirement for F&O Transactions for further details about audit requirements in case of F&O losses

(e) Select code 13018-other financial intermediation services in Schedule Nature of Business. The assessee’s name can be entered in the section “Trade name of the proprietor.” In the description column write “Future & Options”.

(e) Prepare the computation sheet before entering the details in ITR Form 3

Computation Sheet:- Future & Option and Intraday ( Business Income)

Amount in Rs.

Particulars Turnover Gross Profit/ (Loss) Expenditure Incurred Net Profit/ (Loss)
Intraday 72027 5372 6113 (741)
Future 20918 (7674) 862 (8536)
Options 761019 (57670) 24986 (82656)
Total of F&O 781937 (65344) 25848 (91192)

(f) Enter the F&O transaction details in Sl. No. 46 of Schedule PL – Part A – P&L Account:

Sl. Nature of Exp Amount

 

1 Future & Option 65344
2 Exp- F&O 25848
Total 91192

Enter the F&O transaction

(g) Enter the intraday transaction details in Sl.65 of Schedule PL – Part A – P&L Account:

Enter the intraday transaction

Business Profession Speculative
65(i) Turnover from Speculative Activity 72027
(ii) Gross Profit 5372
(iii) Expenditure, If any 6113
(iv) Net Income from Speculative -741

(h) Prepare Capital Account and enter the details in Schedule BS (Balance Sheet)

Capital Account

Particulars Amount(Rs.) Amount(Rs Particulars Amount(Rs.)
Proprietor’s Fund

Less: Net Loss ( transferred from P&L Acct)

100000

– 91933

____

8067 Cash at Bank 8067
Total 8067 8067

Schedule BS – Balance Sheet: Enter the details as Source of Funds>Proprietor’s Fund, Application of Fund> Current Asset> Balance at Bank, Profit, and loss accumulation balance> total loss amount (91192+741= 91933)

Balance Sheet-Part A

(i) Click “confirm” in Schedule CYLA, BFLA, and CFL & Schedule Special Income. No details are required to be entered in these schedules. The computation of total income, set off / carry forward losses will be calculated automatically.

(j) Enter the details in respect of income from other sources such as salary, Capital Gain & Interest income in respective schedules.

(k) Preview & Submit the Return

5. Other relevant points to remember

(a) Current year loss from F&O trading can be set off against capital gain, income from interest & other sources except for salary income.

(b) Losses arising from intraday transactions are called speculative losses. These can be carried forward for a period of up to four consecutive financial years. Also, they can be set off only against speculative business income made during that period.

6. Current Year Loss Adjustment: The current year loss adjustment will be reflected in schedule CYLA as tabulated below:

Sl. Head / Source of Income Income of the current year Business loss of the current year set off Current years income remaining after setting off
(i) Losses to be set off -91192
(i) Salaries ( after std deduction & Prof Tax) 427500 427500
(ii) Income from Interest 25000 25000
(iii) LTCG ( after adjustment of STGL) 305000 66192 238808
Total 757500 0 666308

7. Information about accrual/receipt of Capital Gain: The taxable capital gain of Rs 238808 is to be reported in Table F of Schedule Capital Gain in the respective quarter. This is required to calculate advance tax calculation & interest thereof.

8. Intraday losses of Rs 741/- will be reflected in Schedule CFL- details of losses to be carried forward to future years.

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Disclaimer: The article is for educational purposes only.

The author can be approached at caanitabhadra@gmail.com

(Republished with Changes)

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81 Comments

  1. Pravin says:

    Hello M’m,

    As I’m a salaried employee with less than 50 lac earnings and this year I also got RSU stock with TDS accordingly, but when I sold it, I incurred a loss of around 35k, can I claim this loss while IT returns and using which form? Please guide me. Thanks.

  2. MA KHAN says:

    Hello Mam, I am salaried employee My incomes are as follows 1. Salary after STD deduction – Rs. 734000.00, income from other Source – Rs. 21000 (Interest from saving account) F&O losses – Rs 71000.00. can I sett off my interest income from my F&O losses against Income from other source for the current year .

    R

  3. Niraj Agrawal says:

    Hello Mam,

    I am a salaried person and i have F&O Loss of -2,77,000/- with turnover of 7,50,000/- with Absolute turnover calculation method.

    I also have Intraday Profit of 57,000/- with Turnover of 94,20,000/-.

    if I club above together, I have loss of 2,20,000 with total turnover of 1.1 crore.

    is the tax audit required in above case.

    Thank you

    Will be glad for your early reply.

    Niraj

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      In case , your payments/ receipts in cash are not more than 5% of gross receipt, threshold limit for tax audit is Rs 10 crores.

  4. Manu says:

    Hi Anita,
    I would like to know if the Future & Options losses are set off for the currently financial year
    can we still carry forward them to the next year ?
    for a salaried employee

  5. Pankaj says:

    Hello,
    I am salaried person have 20lakh income, 60k other income, 55k capital gains and -28k loss from options. Do i need to maintain balance sheet ?

      1. Pankaj says:

        Thanks for the information,
        If no balance sheet required then what needs to be filled in the section C of balance sheet, No accounts section ?
        Can i enter any value in Amount of the cash balance ?

  6. ram says:

    Invaluable article for small traders mam,

    I have a net loss of 3.2L in FnO. The capital (own + borrowed) was added after blow-ups of
    account, not a lumpsum. I am not salaried and don’t have other income sources.

    Please guide me on my proprietor’s Fund (is my loss amount becomes pr.fund).

    Grateful for your kind help mam

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      Enter the loss amount directly in Schedule P&L > Other expenditure.( If your turnover is less than 25 Lakhs, no need to maintain books of accounts & enter details in Schedule BS > Capital Fund etc)

  7. ram says:

    Great article mam , your help is invaluable for small traders.

    I am in net loss of 3.2L trading FnO, the capital(own + barrowed) was added often after the blow-up of account, its not lumpsum. I am not salaried and I’ve no other income.

    Please guide me on my Proprietor’s Fund (is my loss amount becomes my pr.fund).

    Grateful for your kind help

  8. Ramakrishna says:

    I am a salaried employee. Received 2.9Lac towards salary, 56K from SBI mutual fund redemption, 4 lac from consultancy service.In option trading, my turnover is around 9Lac and loss is about 5 Lac. Should I eligible for tax audit.

  9. Raja Thirupathi says:

    Very nicely explained Madam, about F&O Transactions. One clarification, can we show the F&O turnover details in Trading Account Schedule or Directly represent them in the P&L account Sl. No. 46. (my case F&O LOSS 195000) If it is entered in the Trading account schedule it is reflected in P&L Account.

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      You can either enter Sale ,Purchase Value & exp in trading or enter net profit in schedule P&L
      Both are correct way to report the transaction

  10. Srikrishna says:

    Very well explained ma’am, with informative examples too. Just had a question. The client doesn’t maintain books and first time filing under ITR-3. I have taken opening holding as opening capital and since client doesn’t maintain seperate bank, purchases are routed through capital brought in(as there is loss, taking purchases through bank would cause bank balance to be negative), and sales net of selling expenses through bank. My concern is
    a) Is this proper presentation?
    b) the closing balance as per bank is not the same as bank statement as other transactions of bank are not included in statement of affairs . Would this cause any problem or could it be explained that since the bank isn’t exclusively used for trading, balance would not reflect the balance as per passbook.

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      If you do not have F &O losses and turnover is less than 25L, no need to maintain Account & enter details in Schedule BS.

  11. Puneet Dhanuka says:

    My F&O turnover 641144 by absolute methods (Profit 191322, Loss 449822). So net loss from F&O is -258500. I have salary of 10 Lacs and FD interest income Rs. 1Lacs. Now suppose if I show F&O losses as per above article, whether tax audit provisions won’t be applicable as my profit is less than 6% ?

  12. Rajeev says:

    Hi Ma’am,
    Thanks for the wonderful article. It’s really helpful.
    Just one clarification needed. Can you please explain how you calculated the Proprietar’s fund to be 1Lakh.
    Let’s assume I have a loss of 10K, how can I get the proprietar’s fund?

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      1,00,000 is taken just to explain the entry in Schedule BS.

      It can be your Bank / Cash balance adjusted with P&L from F&O / business etc.

  13. Baibhab Mahapatra says:

    Hi Sir/Mam, My F&O losses are being set off with my FD interests which is not good as my FD interests are low and I have 0 tax liability – I would like the F&O losses to be carried forward to next year – Is this possible?

  14. Abhishek says:

    Thank you mam for such a great explanation.
    Just a small doubt, in the above case, how did you take the proprietor’s fund as 1lakh? should this be actual deposit we added for trading and will the difference be simply considered as cash?

      1. Abhishek says:

        So, if they are not actual deposits then what amount should we show as capital? say if losses are 1.9L, then should i disclose proprietor’s fund as 2L ( an amount close to my losses?) or should this amount be verifiable if questioned?

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      Sl 65 ( P&L > No Account > Speculative Activity) accepts minus (-) sign.

      There should not be any issue in entering loss in Sl N. 65

  15. Dip Rawal says:

    hello..in case of loss..suppose loss is 30k and turnover calculations is 100000
    is it OK if we report turnover 100000 in trading a/c other operating revenue column and then to get loss amount 30k we can put 130000 figure in direct expense?
    pls guide

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      If sale value ( not absolute turnover ) is 1,00,000 and purchase is 1,30,000/- , you can either report sale & purchase value in trading account or report net loss of 30000 directly in schedule P&L Account > other expenses.

  16. Nitin says:

    Hello Madam,
    Very nicely explaned,
    I have traded using two accounts zerodha and fyers. both tax PnL shows different turnover values, i have traded Intraday and F&O identically for both the brokers, still it is showing different turnover with huge difference in amount. zerodha is showing 40k and fyers is showing 14 lakh. and have loss of 50k.
    My questions are
    1. do i need to maintain books of account and tax audit?
    2. How do i confirm the exact amount of turnover?

    Regards

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      May be one of the account is calculating absolute turnover of option in old method .

      w.e.f 2022-23 , (as per ICAI guideline) sale value is not to be added while calculating absolute turnover of Options.

      Tax Audit is not required and you need not to maintain Books of Accounts.

      1. Nitin says:

        thank you for reply,
        it is going to be very helpful for me,
        I have some other doubts.

        should i use ITR 3 for intrday losses also?
        can i carry forward the loses in intraday and fno trading without maintaining books of account and tax auding

  17. harish kumar says:

    hello madam, how to fill item 12a of trading account in ITR-3 for intraday trading in no account case.as I fill 12a balance gets c/f to p&l account.

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      Do not enter the details in 12A of trading Account.

      For intraday – No Account: – Enter the turnover & Gross Profit / Loss in Schedule P&L > No Account > Speculative Activity.

  18. O p oberoi says:

    My f&o loss about 2 lakhs. Interest income 6 lakhs.
    Ltcl. 26000. LTCG. 20000

    Pl confirm
    1 f & o loss will be adjusted with interest income or not
    2 LTCL can be adjusted with LTCG

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      1. F&O Loss will be set off against interest Income.

      2. LTCL of Rs 20000 will be set off against LTCG & balance Rs 6000 LTCL will be carry forward. The same can be set off against LTCG for next 8 years.

  19. Sandeep Kumar says:

    Respected Madam
    I am a salaried person, having 2,70,000 per year.
    I have losses in FnO trading.
    I have 3 different broking account.
    Which Itr to file. do i need form 16
    Please guide in this regard.
    How to add losses of different account to one.

    Thank you.

    Week English

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      You need to file ITR 3.
      Yes Form 16 is required to enter the salary details correctly
      Do the total of all the three accounts

  20. R.Sudhakar says:

    My incomes are as follows

    1. Salary after STD deduction – Rs. 63146
    2. income from other Source – Rs. 277388
    3. F&O losses – Rs.( 55791)
    4. intraday profit. – Rs. 10862
    5. Capital Gain STCG loss. – Rs. (6553)

    IT portal accounts my F&O losses against Income from other source for the current year .

    is there any provision can I carry over this F&O losses to next year without adjusting to current year since my total earnings itself only 1.26 lacs

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      there is no such provision where you can carry over this F&O losses to next year without adjusting to current year.

      It is specifically mentioned in the act that the losses will be set off first against income in the same financial year and only the balance losses , if any, will be carried forward

  21. Ravi Kothari says:

    Hi ,

    I am salaried person with imcome is more than basic exemption limit .
    I have FNO loss of 1.5 lakh with turnover around 8 lakh.
    i have never opted the presumtive tax schem in past as i am filing ITR3 first time.
    Can i set off my FNO loss against other income like (interest and LTCG) without audit ?
    audit is not required in my case , right ?
    And can i file ITR3 in same way as you mentioned in this artical ?

    Thanks

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      Yes , you can file the ITR in the same way as mentioned in the article.

      F&O losses will be set off against other income but not from Capital Gain. LTCL only can be set off against LTCG

  22. Dinesh says:

    While trying to enter profit/loss of FnO trading as per your directions in the ITR-3, I could not find the abovementioned S.No. 46 in Part A – PL (I selected 13018 business code)
    Has the form been changed? If not, am I doing something wrong?

  23. Rajesh says:

    Please clarify the following:
    1. My investment in Equity say: INR 5.0 Lakhs
    2. FD: Rs. 5.0 Lakhs
    3. F&0 business capital : 10.0 Lakhs

    what will be proprietor capital: 10 Lakhs i.e. F&O business capital or 20 lakhs i.e. sum of all

  24. Mr. Komal Gupta says:

    Very beautifully explained ma’am!!
    I have just two queries in FNO:
    1. whether code of business to be selected as 01218 (i.e. for services) or 09028 can also be selected as we are doing simply Trading of FNO as Many experts are doing so?
    2. if we are showing turnover and expenses to report FNO losses, then under which head shall we report turnover? sale of goods or sale of services or Other receipts?..

    You have wonderfully explained one of the most complicated topics in the field of taxation.. Well explained Article Ma’am.. Thanks

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      Thank you sir for your humble comment .
      You can select code :-09028.
      The reporting shall be under the heading “ Other receipts”

  25. Usha Gupta says:

    Respected Ma’am,
    Your article on ITR 3 AY 2023 24 is very informative.In the article you have mentioned where the intraday income is to be reported in no account case.
    Kindly let me know where the intraday income is to be reported in ITR 3 where books of accounts are maintained.

    Thanks
    Yours faithfully
    Usha Gupta

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      Thanks for your humble comment.

      It can be reported in Schedule Trading/ P& L Account under the Tab – other income/ exp

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      Turnover is mainly to ascertain Audit requirements.

      Some experts are of opinion that sale value & purchase value is required to be reported in the TAB other income/ expenditure.

      Both are right. You can opt either way to report net Profit/ loss

  26. SUNIL MALHOTRA says:

    My turnover in Future Currency trading is Rs 4,53,260.00 and there is a loss of more than 1,00,000/-
    1. Is tax audit applicable
    2. do i have to prepare and submit balance sheet

  27. Manas Kumar Sahu says:

    Very nicely explained. Beautiful presentation. However, recently turnover for option has been changed in 8th edition of ICAI’s guidance note on tax audit. It excludes adition of sales premium on turnover of option. Only sum on absolute profit/(losses) need to taken for turnover.

    Thank you

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      Thank you sir for humble comment.

      You are right. On Aug 2020 , ICAI issued guidelines and accordingly , premium will not be added for ascertaining turnover for option trading. ( though there is no clarification/ circular issued by tax authorities in this regard)

  28. Manoj says:

    Calculation of Turnover of not clear from the examples
    Like how you have calculated the Intraday Turnover of Rs. 72027 is not clear.
    Future is Okay
    Option Turnover is again not clear

    1. ANITA BHADRA says:

      Calculation of turnover is not covered in the article above.
      In the illustration , turnover details have been provided by the broker ( demat ) along with the summary report.

      As there were large number of transactions in the illustration , it was not possible to explain the methodology of turnover calculation with clarity.

      I will write separate article that will provide clear understanding of turnover calculation in case of F&O and intraday transactions.

    2. ANITA BHADRA says:

      Refer Para 3(1) in the article above. The article is revised and method to calculate absolute turnover for intraday and Future & option trading is inserted for reference.

      1. More Vaibhav says:

        Mam, I want to consult my issue in detail regarding filing of ITR for loss in trading account…. let me know, how can I approach you for consultation in details…… 860 502 31 12

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