About closing a firm

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sunil kandoi (Querist)
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03 December 2012 somebody please guide me
There is a partnership firm.We haven't file income tax return for assessment year 2012-13 till today. can we carry over loss.If no than how we should show in income tax return.

We want to close this firm. so for this what we need to do. when we should surrender PAN No.If we surrendered PAN No as on 03/12/2012 than whoe we will file Income tax return for assessment year 2013-14

CA. Subhash Dangi

CA. Subhash Dangi (Expert)
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03 December 2012 The benefit of carry forward loss is not available as the due date of filing Income tax return is over i.e, 30.09.2012 for the AT 2012-13. U can file belated return now.

If U want to close the firm, make an application to the concerned jurisdictional Income tax authority within 15 days of such discontinuance of business and surrender of PAN etc.

However Discontinued business U/s 176 of IT Act will applicable as under.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 4, where any business or profession is discontinued in any assessment year, the income of the period from the expiry of the previous year for that assessment year up to the date of such discontinuance may, at the discretion of the Assessing] Officer, be charged to tax in that assessment year.

2) The total income of each completed previous year or part of any previous year included in such period shall be chargeable to tax at the rate or rates in force in that assessment year, and separate assessments shall be made in respect of each such completed previous year or part of any previous year.

3) Any person discontinuing any business or profession shall give to the[Assessing] Officer notice of such discontinuance within fifteen days thereof.

3A) Where any business is discontinued in any year, any sum received after the discontinuance shall be deemed to be the income of the recipient and charged to tax accordingly in the year of receipt, if such sum would have been included in the total income of the person who carried on the business had such sum been received before such discontinuance.]

(4) Where any profession is discontinued in any year on account of the cessation of the profession by, or the retirement or death of, the person carrying on the profession, any sum received after the discontinuance shall be deemed to be the income of the recipient and charged to tax accordingly in the year of receipt, if such sum would have been included in the total income of the aforesaid person had it been received before such discontinuance.

(5) Where an assessment is to be made under the provisions of this section, the Assessing] Officer may serve on the person whose income is to be assessed or, in the case of a firm, on any person who was a partner of such firm at the time of its discontinuance or, in the case of a company, on the principal officer thereof, a notice containing all or any of the requirements which may be included in a notice under 25[clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 142] and the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply accordingly as if the notice were a notice issued under [clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 142].

(6) The tax chargeable under this section shall be in addition to the tax, if any, chargeable under any other provision of this Act.
(7) Where the provisions of sub-section (1) are applicable, any notice issued by the [Assessing] Officer under[clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 142 or] section 148 in respect of any tax chargeable under any other provisions of this Act may, notwithstanding anything contained in [clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 142 or] section 148, as the case may be, require the furnishing of the return by the person to whom the aforesaid notices are issued within such period, not being less than seven days, as the[Assessing] Officer may think proper.