Carry forward of house property loss: remaining loss restricted to set off against house property income only. Loss under the head of House Property can be set off against any other head in the current year; the unabsorbed portion is carried forward for eight assessment years and may be set off thereafter only against Income from House Property. Carry forward is allowed even if the return is filed after the due date under section 139(1). If an Individual, HUF or co-operative society opts for the specified optional tax regimes, house property loss cannot be set off from other heads of income.
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Carry forward of house property loss: remaining loss restricted to set off against house property income only.
Loss under the head of House Property can be set off against any other head in the current year; the unabsorbed portion is carried forward for eight assessment years and may be set off thereafter only against Income from House Property. Carry forward is allowed even if the return is filed after the due date under section 139(1). If an Individual, HUF or co-operative society opts for the specified optional tax regimes, house property loss cannot be set off from other heads of income.
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