Amendment of section 92CA.
46. In section 92CA of the Income-tax Act, in sub-section (3A), the following proviso shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of June, 2016, namely:-
“Provided that in the circumstances referred to in clause (ii) or clause (viii) of Explanation (1) to section 153, if the period of limitation available to the Transfer Pricing Officer for making an order is less than sixty days, such remaining period shall be extended to sixty days and the aforesaid period of limitation shall be deemed to have been extended accordingly.”.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 46 of the Bill seeks to amend section 92CA of the Income tax Act relating to reference to Transfer Pricing Officer.
It is proposed to amend sub-section (3A) of the aforesaid section so as to provide that in the circumstances referred to in clause (ii) or clause (viii) of Explanation (1) to section 153, if the period of limitation available to the Transfer Pricing Officer for making an order is less than sixty days, then such remaining period shall be extended to sixty days.
This amendment will take effect from 1st June, 2016.
