Section-111: Carry forward and set off of loss from capital gains

Section-111 : Carry forward and set off of loss from capital gains

Section-111 provides for carry forward and set off of loss from capital gains and seeks to provide for carry forward and set off of loss from capital gains. The said section further defines "unabsorbed capital loss" for this purpose. Learn to understand the section-111 as it is, it's help and useful links to follow.

Here onwards, "Act" refers to "Income Tax Act 2025"

1. Section-111 as per act

1. Where for any tax year, loss computed under the head "Capital gains" cannot be wholly set off against the income under the head "Capital gains" as per section 108, 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 shall be set off in the following manner—
  1. if such loss relates to a short-term capital asset, it shall be set off only against the income under the head "Capital gains", if any, assessable for that tax year in respect of any other capital asset;
  2. if such loss relates to a long-term capital asset, it shall be set off only against the income under the head "Capital gains", if any, assessable for that tax year in respect of any other long-term capital asset; and
2. if the loss cannot be wholly so set off under clause (a), the amount of loss not so set off shall be carried forward to the following tax year and so on.
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.