Clause 123 - General anti-avoidance rule. - Direct Taxes Code, 2010

General anti-avoidance rule. 123. (1) Any arrangement entered into by a person may be declared as an impermissible avoidance arrangement and the consequences, under this Code, of the arrangement may be determined by— (a) disregarding, combining or recharacterising any step in, or a part or whole of, the impermissible avoidance arrangement; (b) treating the impermissible avoidance arrangement— (i) as if it had not been entered into or carried out; or (ii) in such other manner as in the circumstances of the case, the Commissioner deems appropriate for the prevention or diminution of the relevant tax benefit; (c) disregarding any accommodating party or treating any accommodating party and any other party as one and the same person; (d) deeming persons who are connected persons in relation to each other to be one and the same person; (e) reallocating, amongst the parties to the arrangement— (i) any accrual, or receipt, of a capital or revenue nature; or (ii) any expenditure, deduction, relief or rebate; or (f) recharacterising— (i) any equity into debt or vice versa; (ii) any accrual, or receipt, of a capital or revenue nature; or (iii) any expenditure, deduction, relief or rebate . (2) The provisions of sub-section (1) may be applied in the alternative for, or in addition to, any other basis for determination of tax liability in accordance with such guidelines as may be prescribed. (3) The provisions of this section shall apply subject to such conditions and in the manner as may be prescribed.