The provisions of Chapter X-A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, which prescribe General Anti-Avoidance Rules (‘GAAR’), have been made applicable to all transactions entered into on and from 1st April 2017. The provisions are complicated and are likely to lead to numerous controversies and litigation between the taxpayer and the income-tax department. CA Paras Dawar has explained the salient aspects of the legal provisions in a simple and easy-to-understand format