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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 966 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 369 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 1170 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 1568113 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 5415 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 690 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 783 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 3687 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 645 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 855 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 573 Views 0 comment Print


Can loss be carried forward & set-off if ROI filed after due date?

September 9, 2020 86370 Views 2 comments Print

Section 139(3): According to this section if a person has sustained a loss under the head ‘Profit and Gains of Business or profession’ or under the head ‘Capital Gains‘ and claims that such loss should be carried forward under section 72, section 73 or section 73A or section 74 or section 74A, then he may furnish a return […]

Set off or carry Forward & Set off of Losses (Chapter VI – Section 70-80 of Income Tax Act, 1961)

August 29, 2020 78030 Views 1 comment Print

Introduction: ♦ As per Section 2 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 definition of Income includes losses also. ♦ Losses in the Income Tax Act, 1961 are dealt in accordance with Chapter VI of the Act which consist of Section 70 to Section 80. ♦ Assessee paid tax on Total Income. It might be possible […]

Form 62 filing Not Mandatory to allow carry forward of Losses u/s 72A

August 14, 2020 6492 Views 0 comment Print

whether the non-filing of prescribed Form No.62 for the third Assessment Year is restrict the Assessee to carry forward losses under Section 72A of the Income TaxAct, 1961?

Section 54F exemption allowable before Intra Head Adjustment of Losses

August 11, 2020 6384 Views 0 comment Print

whether it is lawful to first compute capital gain after doing intra head adjustments and whether the deductions u/s 54F should be allowed from the net income computed after intra head adjustments?

Order of setting off of losses & deductions against Business /profession Income

August 4, 2020 29674 Views 2 comments Print

A business in its normal course of business can incur losses on account of various reasons. One of the reason being heavy deductions and exemptions given by the government under the Income Tax Act,1961 in order to encourage the expansion of existing business or set up new business.

Set off of long term capital loss against STCG on depreciable assets sale

August 1, 2020 10968 Views 0 comment Print

The long term capital loss (LTCL) can be set off against the short term capital gain (STCG) arise on depreciable assets u/s 50 of income tax act, 1961 As per provisions of section 74(1)(b) loss related to a long term capital gain can be set off against the long term capital gain. Long Term Capital […]

STT paid Long Term Capital Loss Can be Set Off against Non-STT paid Long Term Capital Gains

July 25, 2020 11898 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the long-term capital gain on sale of non-STT paid shares can be set off against long-term capital loss arising from STT paid shares?

Set off or Carry forward and Set off of Losses

July 8, 2020 67951 Views 0 comment Print

Income tax department known for collection of heavy taxes on income being earned by the assessees also provide them relief at the time they incur losses. In the eyes of assessee IT Department has always been harsh when it comes to collection of taxes but there is opposite side also i.e. Department allow the assessee to Set off or Carry Forward and Set off the losses subject to some conditions and restrictions being discussed in the article.

Set off of Brought Forward Losses of Merged Division in Revised Return allowed by ITAT

June 24, 2020 6990 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Padma Logistics & Khanij Pvt. Ltd (Madras High Court) The issue under consideration is whether the set off of brought forward losses and unabsorbed depreciation of merged division in revised return is justified in law?  In present case, the assessee Company had filed the original return of income on 28.09.2010 showing total income […]

Set-Off & carry forward of losses – A Complete Summary

June 9, 2020 70125 Views 5 comments Print

This article covers the provisions of The Income Tax Act, 1961 and rules made there under in regard to the Carry Forward and Set Off of Losses. The Income Tax Act has prescribed rules to set-off loss arising from one head against other heads of income. The process of setting off of losses and their […]

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