Payment of Withhold Tax

[Pradeep Jain]

Dear Sir,

Our Company wish to make foreign payment on account of down-loading of on-line user license from AIAG - USA for Material management operational Guide.

Do we nee to pay withhold tax on this transaction and also need to pay on import of this license ?.

Regards

Pradeep Jain

[DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN]

I hope that you would have got clarified in the above issue. If not please inform.

[Ganeshan Kalyani]

By this time he would have got reply to his query.

AI Summary

Withholding tax on cross-border licensing payments may arise when companies pay foreign online software license providers for downloads.
Whether withholding tax applies to payments made to a foreign supplier for downloading an online user license for a materials management guide and whether tax is payable on importation of that license; the forum thread contains no substantive clarification or determination of the characterization of the payment or applicable withholding rules.