Income tax loss carry-forward extended from five to six years
Article 54 of the 2003 Amending Finance Act amends Article 156(I) of the General Tax Code: the overall loss and category losses that can be carried forward against income of subsequent years may now be used up to the sixth year inclusive, instead of the fifth. The measure accompanies the abolition of the deemed-deferred depreciation regime by the 2004 Finance Act. It applies from the taxation of 2004 income.
Measure originators
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Measure impact
Income taxpayers with a loss have one more year, six in total, to offset it against future income, from 2004 income.
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