§ 120
Chapter VII — Set Off, Or Carry Forward And Set Off Of Losses
Section 120
Income-tax Act, 2025
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📜 Official text
120. (1) Irrespective of anything contained in any other provision of this Act,
any loss, whether brought forward or otherwise or unabsorbed depreciation,
shall not be allowed to be set off against any undisclosed income which is included
in the total income of any tax year, consequent to a search conducted under section
247 or a requisition under section 248 or a survey conducted under section 253, not
being a survey under section 253(4).
(2) For the purposes of this section, the expression “undisclosed income” for any
tax year shall have the meaning as referred to in section 301.
Submission of return for losses.
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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§ 112Carry forward and set off of business loss§ 113Section 113