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The Taxability of Softwares in India on payments to Non-resident or foreign companies - 2

25 Apr, 2024

By Vidhu

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The Taxability of Softwares in India on payments to Non-resident or foreign companies - 2

GST on Purchase of Software licenses or subscriptions

Software treated as Service

·       Treated as Import of Service

·       Liable to pay tax on Reverse charge Mechanism (RCM) @ 18% (RCM)

·       Input tax credit can be claimed at the same time when tax paid

Software treated as Goods

·       These softwares are generally imported in form of DVD, CD or pen drive over the counters along with an encryption key.

·       It is liable for Custom duty payment

·       GST @ 18% is liable to be paid

·       Input tax credit can be claimed when tax paid.

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