Where the losses could not be set off under the same head or different heads of the income in the same assessment year, then such amount of losses are allowed to be carried forward to be claimed as set off from the income of the subsequent assessment years. However, all losses are not allowed to be carried forward to the subsequent assessment years. Only the following losses are allowed to be carried forward and set off in the subsequent assessment years:
1. Loss from House property;
2. Loss from Business;
3. Loss from Speculation;
4. Loss on account of owning and maintaining racehorses.
5. Loss on the transfer of Capital Asset;
6. Loss from a specified business referred to in section 35AD.
Loss arising from the activity of owning and maintaining racehorses can be set off only against the income from the activity of owning and maintaining racehorses in the same assessment year. However, where the whole or part of such loss could not be set off in the same assessment year, the same can be carried forward in subsequent assessment years. The loss arriving from this activity can be carry forwarded and claimed as set off only against the income from the same activity (owning and maintaining race horses) in the subsequent assessment years. In addition to this, the set-off of losses is permitted only if the activity of owning and maintaining race horses is carried on by the taxpayer in the previous year in which the loss is sought to be adjusted.
The loss from the activity of owning and maintaining from racehorses can be carried forward up to the next 4 assessment years, immediately succeeding the assessment year for which the loss was computed.
SUMMARY
For section 74A, the loss shall be calculated as follows—
Amount of stake money | xxxx |
Less: Expenditure (revenue nature) incurred by the assessee wholly and exclusively for the purposes of owning and maintaining such race horses | xxxx |
Balance amount (if the balance is negative, it is taken as loss from the activity of owning and maintaining race horses) | xxxx |
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