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The decision most relied on for carry forward of losses is Velayudhaswamy Spinning Mills (P) Ltd. v. ACIT (340 ITR 477), cited in 213 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on carry forward of losses

Velayudhaswamy Spinning Mills (P) Ltd. v. ACIT
340 ITR 477 · 2012 · High Court
213
citing judgments

If unabsorbed depreciation or losses from years prior to the initial assessment year for Section 80-IA claim have already been set off against other income, they cannot be notionally carried forward again to reduce the profits of the eligible unit for computing deduction under Section 80-IA. The notional carry forward provision under Section 80-IA(5) applies only to unabsorbed depreciation or losses that have not yet been absorbed.

CIT v. Shri Plot Swetamber Murti Pujak Jain Mandal
211 ITR 293 · 1995 · High Court
204
citing judgments

A charitable trust can carry forward its excess expenditure from previous years and adjust it against the income of subsequent years, which qualifies as an application of income under Section 11. Additionally, voluntary contributions received for a specific purpose are treated as corpus funds and are not taxable.

Income Tax v. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
131 Taxmann 386 · 2003 · High Court
188
citing judgments

The Income Tax Act, 1961, does not permit the carry forward of excess expenditure of a charitable trust to be set off against future surpluses, as such trusts are governed by a self-contained code under Sections 11 to 13, not the head 'Profits and Gains of Business'. However, depreciation on fixed assets is allowable to a charitable institution registered under section 12A.

CIT v. Matriseva Trust
242 ITR 20 · 2000 · High Court
91
citing judgments

An excess of expenditure incurred by a charitable trust in previous years can be adjusted against the income of a subsequent year, and this adjustment is considered an application of income for charitable purposes under Section 11.

CIT v. Hariprasad & Company Pvt. Ltd.
99 ITR 118 · 1975 · Supreme Court
78
citing judgments

The terms 'income' or 'profits and gains' are inclusive of losses, signifying that losses are 'minus income' to be factored into the computation of taxable income. Therefore, set-off and carry forward provisions for losses apply exclusively to taxable income or gains and cannot be pressed into service against non-taxable gains, such as those exempt under a DTAA or other specific provisions.

CIT v. Himatasingike Seide Ltd.
286 ITR 255 · 2006 · High Court
73
citing judgments

Deduction under Section 10A of the Income-tax Act is to be allowed only after setting off unabsorbed depreciation and brought forward business losses against the profits of the business.

CIT v. DLF Commercial Developers Ltd.
35 Taxmann.com 280 · 2013 · High Court
51
citing judgments

Loss incurred by certain types of companies in trading derivatives is considered speculative loss under the Explanation to Section 73, as the value of stock derivatives depends on shares. Such speculative losses are ineligible for set-off or carry forward against business income.

CIT v. Manmohan Das
59 ITR 699 · 1966 · Supreme Court
47
citing judgments

The eligibility for an assessee to carry forward and set off losses, including capital losses, against future income is determined by the Assessing Officer in the year the set-off is claimed, not in the year the loss was incurred.

Judgments citing carry forward of losses

DCIT Cent Cir 7(1), Mumbai vs. Shri Manoj Kumar Babulal Punamiya, Mumbai

In the result, the appeal of the revenue is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 1550/MUM/2021[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai15 Jul 2022AY 2011-12

Bench: Us Is Less Than The Monetary Limit Prescribed By Cbdt For Enabling Revenue To Prefer Appeal Before This Tribunal. This Was Vehemently Objected By The Ld. Dr By Stating That The Case Falls Under The Exception To The Said Cbdt Circular On Low Tax Effect, As In The Instant Case, The Case Was Reopened Based On Audit Objection Which Was Accepted By The Revenue. In Support Of This, The Ld. Dr Placed On Record The Copy Of The Audit Objection, Which Has Been Accepted By The Department. We Have Verified The Same & Are In Concurrence With The Argument Advanced By The Ld. Dr. Accordingly, This Is Not A Fit Case To Be Dismissed On The Ground Of Low Tax Effect. Hence The Parties Were Allowed To Represent The Issues Ground Wise.

Section 143(3)Section 147

income. This was admittedly granted by the ld. AO based on the Schedule ‘CFL’ of the return of income containing the details of carry forward of losses. Later the ld. AO observed that on verification of records for Asst Years 2009-10 and 2010-11, the business income ... after such set off, if there is no loss left out, then he has to pass an order withdrawing the benefit of carry forward of loss. Obviously, the scrutiny assessment orders of Asst Years 2009-10 and 2010-11 becomes a tangible material available with the ld. AO to come