https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=547 The note argues that TDS applies only to the income component and that service tax, being a tax payable to the government, cannot form part of an assessee's income for deduction; contributors rely on the statutory definition of professional services and the phrase requiring deduction "as income tax on income comprised therein" to support exclusion of service tax from the TDS base and call for a broader authoritative circular rather than reliance on departmental clarification. en-us Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:54:07 +0530 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=547 The note argues that TDS applies only to the income component and that service tax, being a tax payable to the government, cannot form part of an assessee's income for deduction; contributors rely on the statutory definition of professional services and the phrase requiring deduction "as income tax on income comprised therein" to support exclusion of service tax from the TDS base and call for a broader authoritative circular rather than reliance on departmental clarification. News - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:54:07 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=547