Mr. Shitij has earned the following incomes and incurred losses for the previous year 2024-25: Particulars Amount (₹) Income from Salary 3,40,000…
CA Intermediate · Taxation · MTP · September 2025
Mr. Shitij has earned the following incomes and incurred losses for the previous year 2024-25: Particulars Amount (₹) Income from Salary 3,40,000 Long term capital loss on sale of shares of ABC Ltd. STT has been paid both at the time of acquisition and sale (1,15,000) Loss from let out property in Delhi (75,000) Interest on self-acquired property in Mumbai (50,000) Winnings from lottery tickets 40,000 Cost of acquisition of lottery tickets 10,000 Profit and gains from manufacturing business (after deducting normal depreciation of 10,000 and additional depreciation of 4,000) 96,000 Long term capital gains on sale of house property 1,40,000 The other details of brought forward losses and unabsorbed depreciation pertaining to A.Y. 2024-25 are as follow: Particulars Amount (₹) Brought forward business loss from manufacturing business (35,000) Unabsorbed normal depreciation (10,000) Brought forward loss from the activity of owning and maintaining the race horses (50,000) You are required to compute the total income of Mr. Shitij for the assessment year 2025-26 under default tax regime, showing clearly the manner of set-off and the items eligible for carry forward. The return of income has been filed on 30-7-2025. (6 Marks)
Suggested Answer and Working Notes:
Computation of total Income of Mr. Shitij for the A.Y. 2025-26 under default tax regime Particulars Amount (₹) Amount (₹) Income from Salary 3,40,000 Income from house property Loss from let out property 75,000 Self-occupied property [Interest u/s 24(b) is not allowed in case of self-occupied property since Mr. Shitij is paying tax under default tax regime] - Loss from house property is not allowed to be set off against any other head of income under default tax regime and it cannot be carried forward 75,000 - Profit and gains from business or profession Profit and gains from manufacturing business 96,000 Add: Additional depreciation not allowable in case of section 115BAC 4,000 1,00,000 Less: Brought forward loss from manufacturing business 35,000 Less: Unabsorbed normal depreciation 10,000 55,000 Capital Gains Long term capital gains on sale of house property 1,40,000 Less: Long term capital loss on sale of shares on which STT is paid can also be set-off as per section 74(1), since long-term capital gain arising on sale of such shares is taxable under section 112A (1,15,000) 25,000 Income from Other Sources Winnings from lottery tickets [As per section 58, no expenditure is allowed against winnings from lottery tickets] 40,000 Gross Total Income 4,60,000 Losses to be carried forward to A.Y. 2026-27 Particulars Amount (₹) Loss from the activity of owning and maintaining the race horses 50,000 [As per section 74A(3), loss from the activity of owning and maintaining the race horses cannot be set-off against income from any source other than the activity of owning and maintaining race horse.]
Topics: Paper 3A: Income Tax Laws, Paper 3B: Goods and Services Tax
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