Explanatory Notes

Income Tax Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 3

20 March 2007

Commentary on Sections

Part 4: Loss relief

Overview

Chapter 1: Introduction
Section 59: Overview of Part

237.This section provides an overview of the Part. It is new.

238.Subsection (2) provides that the Part is to be read with Chapter 3 of Part 2. In particular that Chapter provides rules about the order in which different reliefs are deducted in calculating net income.

239.Subsection (3) provides a signpost to rules about the calculation of the amount of losses, for which relief may be available under this Part.