Service Tax on Software Keys Distributors

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..... Dear All, The company is an importer distributor of license keys of software which subsequently exports or sells in the domestic market the license keys to the end user without any modification. Whether the same is liable to Service Tax? The case is typically of a distributor who is not using the software license for its own purposes. Regards, Madhav Kalani - Reply By Pradeep Khatri - The Rep .....

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..... ly = Dear Akash/Madhav, Supply of PKC and WAU are service as held by the Hon‟ble Supreme Court in Idea Mobile Communications Ltd. Vs. CCE C, Cochin , C.A.No. 6319/2011 = 2011 (8) TMI 3 - SUPREME COURT OF INDIA and accordingly, liable to service tax. Similarly, domestic supply of CALs is incidental to the rendering of telecommunications service as held in the same case i.e. Idea .....

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..... Mobile Communications Ltd Vs CCE C, Cochin. It would accordingly be liable service tax. Also refer Ruling No. AAR/ ST/ 04/2013 In Application No. AAR/44/ST/09/2012 Applicant : M/s Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Ltd. = 2013 (9) TMI 110 - AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE RULINGS, NEW DELHI Regards, Team YAGAY SUN, Management Indirect Tax .....

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..... Consultants - Reply By Madhukar N Hiregange - The Reply = The mode of import is important as well as the terms of the selling for determining VAT/ ST liability. If one is an intermediary then if ST is payable on downloads then on further sale aslo ST can be charged. VAT also may have to be charged. - Service Tax on Software Keys Distributors - Query Started By: - Akash Shinghal Dated: .....

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..... - 20-5-2014 Service Tax - Got 2 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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