https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=886 Development of customised or customer-specific software is subject to service tax and also falls within the VAT net, whereas off the shelf packaged software is treated as a manufactured product attracting excise duty rather than service tax, while remaining subject to VAT under applicable provisions. en-us Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:05:09 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=886 Development of customised or customer-specific software is subject to service tax and also falls within the VAT net, whereas off the shelf packaged software is treated as a manufactured product attracting excise duty rather than service tax, while remaining subject to VAT under applicable provisions. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:05:09 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=886