Foreign Company Invoicing Indian client, Income Tax

[Divyanshu Dikshit]

Hi,
We are a Canada based firm with 100% ownership of an NRI. Currently, we have no presence in India and are looking to provide Digital Marketing services to our client in India. We need to raise an invoice in INR to our client and we are not sure of the tax implications for the same. It will be very helpful if you could please guide us on the Indian taxation rules. What we understand currently is this:

1. Will TDS need to be deducted from the payment done by the client. How much will this be and will we need a PAN for the client to be able to deduct TDS in the first place?

2. Will we need to file returns in India despite having no presence in the country?

3. Will we have to charge Service tax to our client? If yes, will we have to file returns in that case?

It will be very helpful if you could also please provide details on how to best be able to bill our client. Looking forward to your replies. Thank you.

Regards,

Div