alleryStart learning →A deferred tax asset on a capital loss needs virtual certainty of future taxable income under which head?
ABusiness profits
BSalary income
CCapital gains
DOther sources
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Capital gains
Such a loss can be set off only against capital gains, so the certainty must relate to income under that head.
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