https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111160 Payments to an Indian domain/hosting supplier are taxable but eligible for cenvat credit under the Cenvat Credit Rules to offset the reseller's service tax liability; payments to foreign hosting providers are treated as import of service and attract tax under the reverse charge mechanism, with such tax also eligible for credit. Services exported to foreign clients are not subject to service tax. The discussion notes registration as service provider/recipient and queries the need for Input Service Distributor status, while emphasising credit availability rather than exemption. en-us Fri, 25 Nov 2016 19:25:09 +0530 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 18:52:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111160 Payments to an Indian domain/hosting supplier are taxable but eligible for cenvat credit under the Cenvat Credit Rules to offset the reseller's service tax liability; payments to foreign hosting providers are treated as import of service and attract tax under the reverse charge mechanism, with such tax also eligible for credit. Services exported to foreign clients are not subject to service tax. The discussion notes registration as service provider/recipient and queries the need for Input Service Distributor status, while emphasising credit availability rather than exemption. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Fri, 25 Nov 2016 19:25:09 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111160