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Carry Forward and Set Off of Losses with FAQs

Income Tax : Learn the rules for set off and carry forward of income tax losses in India. Covers intra-head and inter-head adjustments, restric...

November 4, 2025 1566631 Views 129 comments Print

Set Off and Carry Forward Provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : An overview of India's tax provisions for set-off and carry forward of losses, covering key sections, conditions, and anti-abuse r...

September 19, 2025 3807 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2025 Amendments to Section 72A: Impact on Tax Loss Carry-Forward

Income Tax : Finance Bill 2025 limits tax loss carry-forward under Section 72A to 8 years from the original assessment year. Learn about its im...

February 11, 2025 4170 Views 0 comment Print

How Finance Bill 2025 rationalize Tax Loss Time Machine under M&A

Income Tax : The Finance Bill 2025 rationalizes tax loss carry forward rules under M&A by limiting it to 8 years from the original computation ...

February 8, 2025 1905 Views 0 comment Print

Business Losses: Convert Company to LLP Before 31st March 2025 for Tax Benefits

Income Tax : Convert your company into an LLP before 31st March 2025 to carry forward business losses for 8 years. Act now before the tax benef...

February 7, 2025 4362 Views 0 comment Print


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Effectively utilize losses to reduce the tax burden

Income Tax : Income tax is a tax on income earned by a taxpayer in a given year. However, activity of a taxpayer may not always result in incom...

February 27, 2009 639 Views 0 comment Print


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Carry Forward Loss Cannot Be Denied After Treating Return as Valid: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that once the return is accepted as valid under Section 139(1), denial of carry forward loss on belated filing g...

February 14, 2026 486 Views 0 comment Print

Eight-minute delay in Return filing cannot justify denial of loss carry forward: Bombay HC

Income Tax : The Court ruled that a marginal eight-minute delay in filing the return could not justify denial of loss carry forward. The order ...

January 30, 2026 3585 Views 0 comment Print

Demerger Loss Carry Forward: Sec 72A(4) Applies; PCIT Revision Using Sec 72A(2) Conditions Invalid

Income Tax : The court ruled that invoking an inapplicable statutory provision vitiates revision. Proper identification of the governing sectio...

January 12, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print

Non-Speculative F&O Losses Allowed to Set Off Against Capital Gains

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi heard an appeal from Kamal Kant, whose set-off of non-speculative business losses from Futures & Options (F&O) agai...

October 17, 2025 711 Views 0 comment Print

Technicalities Can’t Defeat Justice: ITAT Kolkata Allows Set Off of Losses & MAT Credit

Income Tax : The ITAT in Kolkata ruled that tax claims cannot be denied on technicalities when documentation is on record. The case of Ambika M...

September 19, 2025 525 Views 0 comment Print


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Carry Forward Loss Cannot Be Denied After Treating Return as Valid: ITAT Delhi

February 14, 2026 486 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that once the return is accepted as valid under Section 139(1), denial of carry forward loss on belated filing grounds is contradictory and unsustainable.

Eight-minute delay in Return filing cannot justify denial of loss carry forward: Bombay HC

January 30, 2026 3585 Views 0 comment Print

The Court ruled that a marginal eight-minute delay in filing the return could not justify denial of loss carry forward. The order rejecting condonation was set aside to prevent disproportionate hardship.

Demerger Loss Carry Forward: Sec 72A(4) Applies; PCIT Revision Using Sec 72A(2) Conditions Invalid

January 12, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print

The court ruled that invoking an inapplicable statutory provision vitiates revision. Proper identification of the governing section is mandatory before exercising revisional powers.

Carry Forward and Set Off of Losses with FAQs

November 4, 2025 1566631 Views 129 comments Print

Learn the rules for set off and carry forward of income tax losses in India. Covers intra-head and inter-head adjustments, restrictions on capital and speculative losses, carry forward periods, and rules for unabsorbed depreciation.

Non-Speculative F&O Losses Allowed to Set Off Against Capital Gains

October 17, 2025 711 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi heard an appeal from Kamal Kant, whose set-off of non-speculative business losses from Futures & Options (F&O) against Capital Gains income was disallowed by the tax authorities. Citing Section 71(2) of the Income-tax Act and judicial precedent, the ITAT found the set-off permissible.

Set Off and Carry Forward Provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

September 19, 2025 3807 Views 0 comment Print

An overview of India’s tax provisions for set-off and carry forward of losses, covering key sections, conditions, and anti-abuse rules.

Technicalities Can’t Defeat Justice: ITAT Kolkata Allows Set Off of Losses & MAT Credit

September 19, 2025 525 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT in Kolkata ruled that tax claims cannot be denied on technicalities when documentation is on record. The case of Ambika Metaliks highlights the importance of fairness.

Brought Forward Business Loss Cannot Offset STCG on Depreciated Assets

August 16, 2025 963 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai has ruled that brought-forward business losses cannot be set off against short-term capital gains from the sale of depreciated assets, upholding the disallowance.

Business Loss Set-Off Against STCG from Business Asset Sale: ITAT Remands to AO

July 26, 2025 930 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune remands case regarding set-off of brought-forward business losses against deemed short-term capital gains from depreciable assets, citing judicial precedents and scope of Section 143(1).

STT-paid short-term capital loss can be set off against non-STT STCG: ITAT Mumbai

June 18, 2025 702 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT rules STT-paid short-term capital loss can be set off against non-STT short-term capital gains, allowing beneficial set-off for taxpayers.

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