TDS Not Required on Payments to Amazon: Services Rendered Not Royalties u/s 195, Income Tax Act.

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....TDS u/s 195 - DTAA between India and US - disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) - the assessee did not acquire any right from Amazon for which the payments have been made but the payments have been made on the basis of services done by Amazon. Therefore, the payments so made do not fall under the category of Royalty and therefore, the assessee is not liable to deduct any tax from such Royalty. - the provisions of section 195 of the I.T. Act are not applicable - AT....