¹[Carry forward and set off of accumulated loss and unabsorbed depreciation allowance in scheme of amalgamation in certain cases. 

72AA. Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clauses (i) to (iii) of clause (1B) of section 2 or section 72A, where there has been an amalgamation of––

²[(i) one or more banking company with––

(a) any other banking institution under a scheme sanctioned and brought into force by the Central Government under sub-section (7) of section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949; or

(b) any other banking institution or a company subsequent to a strategic disinvestment, wherein the amalgamation is carried out within a period of five years from the end of the previous year during which such strategic disinvestment is carried out; or]

(ii) one or more corresponding new bank or banks with any other corresponding new bank under a scheme brought into force by the Central Government under section 9 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 or under section 9 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 or both, as the case may be; or

(iii) one or more Government company or companies with any other Government company under a scheme sanctioned and brought into force by the Central Government under section 16 of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972,

 the accumulated loss and the unabsorbed depreciation of such banking company or companies or amalgamating corresponding new bank or banks or amalgamating Government company or companies shall be deemed to be the loss or, as the case may be, allowance for depreciation of such banking institution or ³[company or] amalgamated corresponding new bank or amalgamated Government company for the previous year in which the scheme of amalgamation was brought into force and other provisions of this Act relating to set off and carry forward of loss and allowance for depreciation shall apply accordingly.

 Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—

  (i) “accumulated loss” means so much of the loss of the amalgamating banking company or companies or amalgamating corresponding new bank or banks or amalgamating Government company or companies under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession” (not being a loss sustained in a speculation business) which such amalgamating banking company or companies or amalgamating corresponding new bank or banks or amalgamating Government company or companies, would have been entitled to carry forward and set off under the provisions of section 72, if the amalgamation had not taken place;

 (ii) “banking company” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (c) of section 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949;

(iii) “banking institution” shall have the meaning assigned to it in sub-section (15) of section 45

 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949;

(iv) “corresponding new bank” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (d) of section 2  of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 or, as the case may be, clause (b) of section (2) of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980;

(v) “general insurance business” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (g) of section 3 of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972;

(vi) “Government company” means a Government company as defined in clause (45) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013, which is engaged in the general insurance business and which has come into existence by operation of section 4 or section 5 or Section 16 of the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972;

³[(via) “strategic disinvestment” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (iii) of the Explanation to clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 72A] 

(vii) “unabsorbed depreciation” means so much of the allowance for depreciation of the amalgamating banking company or companies or amalgamating corresponding new bank or banks or amalgamating Government company or companies which remains to be allowed and which would have been allowed to such banking company or companies or amalgamating corresponding new bank or banks or amalgamating Government company or companies, if the amalgamation had not taken place.’.

Notes: 

1. Substituted by the Finance Act, 2020.   Amendment Effective From 01st April, 2020 

Whole section 72AA shall be substituted, Before it was read as-

Provisions relating to carry forward and set-off of accumulated loss and unabsorbed depreciation allowance in scheme of amalgamation of banking company in certain cases.

72AA. Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clauses (i) to (iii) of clause (1B) of section 2 or section 72A where there has been an amalgamation of a banking company with any other banking institution under a scheme sanctioned and brought into force by the Central Government under sub-section (7) of section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), the accumulated loss and the unabsorbed depreciation of such banking company shall be deemed to be the loss or, as the case may be, allowance for depreciation of such banking institution for the previous year in which the scheme of amalgamation was brought into force and other provisions of this Act relating to set-off and carry forward of loss and allowance for depreciation shall apply accordingly

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—

(i)  "accumulated loss" means so much of the loss of the amalgamating banking company under the head "Profits and gains of business or profession" (not being a loss sustained in a speculation business) which such amalgamating banking company, would have been entitled to carry forward and set-off under the provisions of section 72 if the amalgamation had not taken place;

(ii)  "banking company" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in clause (c) of section 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949);

(iii)  "banking institution" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in sub-section (15) of section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949);

(iv) "unabsorbed depreciation" means so much of the allowance for depreciation of the amalgamating banking company which remains to be allowed and which would have been allowed to such banking company if amalgamation had not taken place.

2. Substituted by the Finance Act, 2023 dated 01.02.2023 w.e.f 01.04.2023.

For clause (i)-

(i) one or more banking company with any other banking institutionunder a scheme sanctioned and brought into force by the Central Government under sub-section (7) of section 45 of the Banking RegulationAct, 1949; or

The following clause shall be substituted, namely:––

“(i) one or more banking company with––

(a) any other banking institution under a scheme sanctioned and brought into force by the Central Government under sub-section (7) of section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949; or

(b) any other banking institution or a company subsequent to a strategic disinvestment, wherein the amalgamation is carried out within a period of five years from the end of the previous year during which such strategic disinvestment is carried out; or”

3. Inserted by theFinance Act, 2023 dated 01.02.2023 w.e.f 01.04.2023.