Section 98:
Consequences of impermissible avoidance arrangement.
(1) 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) thesitus 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.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1),—
(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.