https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=2441 Dual taxation occurs where both service tax and VAT are imposed on software: service tax has been applied to software services since May 2008, while VAT treats the right to use software as a product. TDS is not deducted on the purchase price of software, but TDS under provisions applicable to technical or professional services applies to installation charges. There is a disputed issue whether VAT should be calculated on the pre-service-tax sale price or on the service-tax-inclusive amount, with a view that VAT should exclude contemporaneous service tax from its base. en-us Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:16:54 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=2441 Dual taxation occurs where both service tax and VAT are imposed on software: service tax has been applied to software services since May 2008, while VAT treats the right to use software as a product. TDS is not deducted on the purchase price of software, but TDS under provisions applicable to technical or professional services applies to installation charges. There is a disputed issue whether VAT should be calculated on the pre-service-tax sale price or on the service-tax-inclusive amount, with a view that VAT should exclude contemporaneous service tax from its base. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:16:54 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=2441