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Chapter VII — Set Off, Or Carry Forward And Set Off Of Losses
Carry forward and set off of business loss
Income-tax Act, 2025
Business owners can carry forward losses from one tax year to the next if they cannot be fully set off against other income. These losses can be set off against business profits in subsequent years. Key points to note include:
- Losses can be carried forward for up to 8 tax years.
📜 Official text of the section +
112. (1) Where for any tax year, loss computed under the head “Profits and gains
of business or profession” (not being a loss sustained in a speculation business)
cannot be wholly set off against the income under any other head as per section
109, so much of the loss not so set off or the whole loss, as the case may be, shall
be carried forward to the following tax year and—
( i) be set off against the profits and gains, if any, of any business or profes-
sion carried on by him for that tax year; and
( ii) if the loss cannot be wholly so set off, the amount of loss not so set off
shall be carried forward to the following tax year and so on.
(2) No loss shall be carried forward under this section for more than eight tax years
immediately succeeding the tax year for which the loss was first computed.
(3) Where any allowance of part thereof under section 33(11) or 45(7) is to be carried
forward, effect shall first be given to the provision of this section.
Set off and carry forward of losses computed in respect of speculation
business.
Plain-language summary — not the official text. Refer to the bare Act and confirm with a professional for your specific case.
Related sections
§ 108SET OFF, OR CARRY FORWARD AND SET OFF OF LOSSES Set off of losses under same head of income§ 109Set off of losses under any other head of income§ 110Carry forward and set off of loss from house property§ 111Carry forward and set off of loss from Capital gains§ 113Section 113§ 114Set off and carry forward of losses computed in respect of specified business