@AdityaTodmal Trade through charts even on mobile and last year was profitable for the first time .. and following the same path for current financial year
Incurring trading losses can be tough, but if there's a small silver lining, you can offset these losses with profits from other investments to reduce taxes. First things first ๐
Set-Off: Under the Income Tax Act, set-off means adjusting losses against income from another source within the same financial year. This helps to reduce taxable income and, thus, tax liability. โ
Carry Forward: When losses cannot be completely set-off in the same financial year, the remaining losses can be carried forward to subsequent years. So, taxpayers can utilize these losses to offset future income. โฉ
๐ก Losses from F&O trades can be used to set-off any other income except โsalaryโ. For example, you can offset your losses with capital gains from stocks and mutual funds but not salary. If thereโs any balance, you can carry forward these losses for 8 years. Remember, intra-day trading losses that are considered speculative, have slightly different rules.
Check out our detailed blog, which talks about the set-off and carry-forward rules for trading losses. The link is in the comments section.ย ๐๐ผ
Btw, this is part 4 of the tax series we publish every week until the ITR filing deadline. We address FAQs on trading & investment income, answered by @Quicko_official.