Section 119B (Customs Act) – Arrangements for obtaining undue tax benefits

119B. Arrangements for obtaining undue tax benefits

(1)     Notwithstanding anything in this Act, whenever the Commissioner is satisfied that any arrangement-

(a)     has been entered into or carried out which has the effect of any person obtaining a tax benefit; and

(b)     having regard to the substance of the arrangement-

(i)      was entered into or carried out by means or in a manner which would not normally be employed for bona fide business purposes, other than the obtaining of a tax benefit; or

(ii)     has created rights or obligations which would not normally be created between persons dealing at arm’s length; and

(c)     was entered into or carried out solely or mainly for the purpose of obtaining a tax benefit,

the Commissioner may determine the liability for duty imposed under this Act, and the amount thereof, as if the arrangement had not been entered into or carried out, or in such manner as in the circumstances of the case the Commissioner deems appropriate for the prevention or diminution of that tax benefit.

(2)     An arrangement is presumed to have been entered into or carried out for the sole or main purpose of obtaining a tax benefit unless and until the party obtaining a tax benefit proves that, reasonably considered in light of the relevant facts and circumstances, obtaining a tax benefit was not the sole or main purpose of the arrangement.

(3)     For the purposes of this section-