Section-112: Carry forward and set off of business loss

Section-112 : Carry forward and set off of business loss

Section-112 provides for carry forward and set off of business loss. It further defines the expression "unabsorbed business loss". Learn to understand the section-112 as it is, it's help and useful links to follow.

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

1. Section-112 as per act

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—
1. be set off against the profits and gains, if any, of any business or profession carried on by him for that tax year; and
2. 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.
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.
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.