Applicability of service tax on software and website development

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..... Applicability of service tax on software and website development
Query (Issue) Started By: - Raj Mangtani Dated:- 18-3-2007 Last Reply Date:- 21-3-2007 Service Tax
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..... br>I am in the business of software and website development. I develop the software inhouse, but acquire the domain and web-space from other agencies. Does my work come under Service or Sales Tax? Re .....

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..... ply By Surender Gupta: The Reply: If you are getting any commission from re-sale of domain or web-space, the provision of service tax may be applicable. On the other side, since the Designing Services .....

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..... are proposed to included, you must be careful for service tax on website development. Reply By Madhukar N Hiregange: The Reply: In my view till Fin Act 2007 you would not be liable as your main acti .....

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..... vityis one of software development. Section 65A sets out that in a composite service the dominant one is to be considered. Of course if you charge all composnents separately then there maybe a liabili .....

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..... ty on other activties. Resale of a service in my view is not liable to servcie tax as you would be a servcie tarder and not a servcie provider. This view however requires judciial concurence
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