Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

CHAPTER 3 - SPECIALIST LIABILITY RULES  

PART 3-1 - CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES: GENERAL TOPICS  

Division 102 - Assessable income includes net capital gain  

Operative provisions  

SECTION 102-10   How to work out your net capital loss  

102-10(1)    
You work out if you have a net capital loss for the income year in this way: Working out your net capital loss


Step 1.

Add up the *capital losses you made during the income year. Also add up the *capital gains you made.


Step 2.

Subtract your *capital gains from your *capital losses.


Step 3.

If the Step 2 amount is more than zero, it is your net capital loss for the income year.

Note:

For exceptions and modifications to these rules: see section 102-30 .


102-10(2)    
You cannot deduct from your assessable income a *net capital loss for any income year.



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