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Set-off and Carry Forward of Losses: Compliance under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The issue relates to restrictions on adjusting losses against specific incomes. The rules clearly prohibit set-off against gamblin...

April 5, 2026 945 Views 0 comment Print

Carried‑Forward Losses in Amalgamations: Smooth Transition under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The issue concerns treatment of carried-forward losses when post-merger conditions are breached. The law provides that such benefi...

March 30, 2026 357 Views 0 comment Print

Set-off/Carry Forward of Losses & Deductions during Transition to Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : Losses computed under the earlier law can be carried forward under the new Act. However, eligibility depends strictly on complianc...

March 23, 2026 1149 Views 0 comment Print

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 1568056 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 5337 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 684 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 762 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 3675 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 633 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 846 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 570 Views 0 comment Print


Brought Forward Business Loss Cannot Offset STCG on Depreciated Assets

August 16, 2025 1083 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 1044 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 747 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.

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

February 11, 2025 4419 Views 0 comment Print

Finance Bill 2025 limits tax loss carry-forward under Section 72A to 8 years from the original assessment year. Learn about its impact, ambiguities, and challenges.

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

February 8, 2025 1995 Views 0 comment Print

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

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

February 7, 2025 4638 Views 0 comment Print

Convert your company into an LLP before 31st March 2025 to carry forward business losses for 8 years. Act now before the tax benefit is reduced from April 2025.

How to Set Off and Carry Forward Losses Under Income Tax Act?

December 29, 2024 9483 Views 1 comment Print

Understand income tax rules for set-off and carry forward of losses, including inter-source, inter-head adjustments, and conditions for carry forward under the Income Tax Act.

How the Loss from Speculation Business or Specified Business is to be Set-off?

November 8, 2024 4551 Views 1 comment Print

Learn how losses from speculation business can be set off only against speculation income, with provisions for carry-forward.

Set Off and Carry Forward of Losses under section 70 to 80 of Income Tax Act

October 28, 2024 7758 Views 0 comment Print

Understand set off and carry forward of losses per sections 70-80 of Income Tax Act, 1961. Covers loss adjustments for income types and carry-forward periods.

Delhi HC Upholds Constitutionality of Section 71(3A) Limiting Set-Off of House Property Losses

June 14, 2024 906 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court upholds constitutional validity of Sec. 71(3A) of Income Tax Act, limiting set-off amount but not eliminating deduction benefits entirely. Detailed analysis of Sanjeev Goyal Vs Union of India case.

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