Site navigation

Which item is not subject to section 121’s timely-return condition for carry-forward?

Question and options

Which item is not subject to section 121’s timely-return condition for carry-forward?

  1. Ordinary business loss

  2. Short-term capital loss

  3. Long-term capital loss

  4. Unabsorbed depreciation

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D - Unabsorbed depreciation

Section 121 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 bars carry-forward of losses under sections 111(1), 112(1), 113(2), 114(2) and 115(2), which include business and capital losses, unless the loss was determined on a return filed by the due date under section 263(1). Unabsorbed depreciation is carried forward under section 33(11) and is not covered by that condition.

Practice for these exams

Related exam syllabi

More solved explanations in Income tax - basic concepts, residence & heads of income