Section 161 — Countries with which no agreement exists

Old Act equivalent: Section 91 of IT Act 1961 Sub-part: Double Taxation Relief

Statutory Text

  1. (1) Any income arising from an international transaction or a specified
    domestic transaction shall be determined having regard to the arm’s length price. (2) Any allowance for any expense or interest arising from an international trans - action or a specified domestic transaction shall also be determined having regard to the arm’s length price. (3) If in an international transaction or specified domestic transaction, two or more associated enterprises enter into a mutual agreement or arrangement for— ( a) allocation or apportionment of any cost or expense incurred or to be incurred in connection with a benefit, service or facility provided or to be provided to any one or more of such enterprises; or ( b) any contribution to any cost or expense incurred or to be incurred in connection with a benefit, service or facility provided or to be provided to any one or more of such enterprises, the cost or expense allocated or apportioned to, or, contributed by, any such enter - prise shall be determined having regard to the arm’s length price of such benefit, service or facility. (4) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the determination under sub-sec - tion (1) or (2) or (3) has the effect of reducing the income chargeable to tax or
    increasing the loss, computed on the basis of entries made in the books of account in respect of the tax year in which the international transaction or specified domestic transaction was entered. Meaning of associated enterprise.

Provisos

None.

Explanations

None.

Tables

None.

Cross-References

To be updated.

Notes

  • Verification status: pending
  • Auto-generated from IT Act 2025 PDF on 2026-04-13