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(1). (i) Cease trading on 28 February 2020
| 2018/19 | Year ended 30 June 2018 |
| 2019/20 | 1 July 2018 – 28 February 2020 (from the end of the basis period for the penultimate tax year until the date of cessation) |
(ii) Cease trading on 31 May 2020
| 2019/20 | Year ended 30 June 2019 |
| 2020/21 | 1 July 2019 – 31 May 2020 (from the end of the basis period for the penultimate tax year until the date of cessation) |
(2). The trading loss of the final tax year can be offset against the general income and chargeable gains of the final tax year and/or the previous tax year.
The loss of the final 12 months of trading, known as the terminal loss, can be offset against the trading profits (note, not general income) of the final tax year of trading and the three preceding tax years, later years first.
