Consequences of impermissible avoidance arrangement [ Section 98 ] - Income Tax - Ready Reckoner - Income Tax

Consequences of Impermissible avoidance arrangement [ Section 98 ] If an arrangement is declared to be an impermissible avoidance arrangement, then, the consequences, in relation to tax, of the arrangement, including denial of tax benefit or a benefit under a tax treaty, shall be determined, in such manner as is deemed appropriate, in the circumstances of the case, including by way of but not limited to the following, namely:- (a) disregarding, combining or recharacterising any step in, or a part or whole of, the impermissible avoidance arrangement; (b) treating the impermissible avoidance arrangement as if it had not been entered into or carried out; (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 for the purposes of determining tax treatment of any amount; (e) reallocating amongst the parties to the arrangement- (i) any accrual, or receipt, of a capital nature or revenue nature; or (ii) any expenditure, deduction, relief or rebate; (f) treating- (i) the place of residence of any party to the arrangement; or (ii) the situs of an asset or of a transaction, at a place other than the place of residence, location of the asset or location of the transaction as provided under the arrangement; or (g) considering or looking through any arrangement by disregarding any corporate structure. [ Section 98(1) ] It has been provided that (i) any equity may be treated as debt or vice versa; (ii) any accrual, or receipt, of a capital nature may be treated as of revenue nature or vice versa; or (iii) any expenditure, deduction, relief or rebate may be recharacterised. [ Section 98(2) ]