Tax Structure Base in Cloud Businees

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Query (Issue) Started By: - Vidhi Agroyee Dated:- 22-4-2014 Last Reply Date:- 13-6-2014 VAT + CST
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VAT / Sales Tax
Dear Sir, We are MS LAR partner in the India in which we do purchase from Microsoft and resale to our customer. As earlier our business was License based, In which MS directly transfer license to the customer which was .....

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..... treated as Shipping and License address of the customer for Tax structure(VAT/CST) purpose. But now there is change in the business, In which MS provide cloud business to the customer, and customer transfer this to their different subsidiary in different location according to the requirement. So my concern is what will be tax structure base in this. Regards Reply By Madhukar N Hiregange: The R .....

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..... eply: As I understand, the customer now would access the server and therefore it may now not be liable to VAT/ CST but to service tax on reverse charge basis. Reply By Pradeep Khatri: The Reply: Dear Vidhi Agroyee, Well, we are discussing here "SAAS" platform of the Cloud. There is no clarity on this aspect in the VAT laws as yet. But it may come under "Right to Use" and DV .....

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..... AT Department may ask you to pay the VAT as softwares are very much included in their Tax Schedules under DVAT Act, 2003. Further, you may also get the clarification under Section 84 Determination of specific questions of the DVAT Act, 2003 on payment of nominal fee to the tax authorities. Regards, Team YAGAY & SUN (Management & Indirect Tax Consultants)
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