386. Trading losses.

Where in any accounting period1 a company carrying on a trade2 makes a loss in the trade3:

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    (1)     the company may make a claim for the loss to be deducted from the company's total profits4 of:

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      (a)     the accounting period in which the loss is made ('the loss-making period')5;

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      (b)     if the claim so requires, previous accounting periods so far as they fall (wholly or partly) within the period of 12 months ending immediately before the loss-making period begins6; and

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    (2)     to the extent no relief is given under these provisions7 the unrelieved loss is carried forward to subsequent