Income-tax Act, 2025

Meaning of international transaction - Section 163

Meaning of international transaction.

163. (1) For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression "international transaction" means a transaction between two or more associated enterprises, one of which is necessarily a non-resident, and includes

(a)

the purchase, sale, transfer, lease or use of tangible property, including building, transportation vehicle, machinery, equipment, tools, plant, furniture, commodity or any other article, product or thing;

(b)

the purchase, sale, transfer, lease or use of intangible property, including the transfer of ownership or the provision of use of rights regarding land use, copyrights, patents, trademarks, licences, franchises, customer list, marketing channel, brand, commercial secret, know-how, industrial property right, exterior design or practical and new design or any other business or commercial rights of similar nature;

(c)

capital financing, lending or borrowing of money, including,

(i)

any type of long-term or short-term borrowing, lending or guarantee; or

(ii)

purchase or sale of marketable securities; or

(iii)

any type of advance, payments or deferred payment or receivable or any other debt arising during the course of business;

(d)

provision of services, including provision of market research, market development, marketing management, administration, technical service, repairs, design, consultation, agency, scientific research, legal or accounting service;

(e)

a transaction of business restructuring or reorganisation, entered into by an enterprise with an associated enterprise, irrespective of the fact that it has any bearing on the profit, income, losses or assets of such enterprises at the time of the transaction or at any future date;

(f)

a mutual agreement or arrangement between two or more associated enterprises for the allocation or apportionment .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store