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Applicability of TDS provisions on Payment of Roaming Charges by a telecom company for the use of telecom equipments
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- Vodafone Essar Limited Vs. DCIT (ITAT Mumbai)
- Appeal Number
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- Date of Judgement/Order
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- Related Assessment Year
- 2007- 08/2008- 09 and 2009- 10
- Courts
- ITAT Mumbai
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It was held that the payment of National roaming charges is not rent for the use of telecom equipments in accordance with Section 194-I of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) and accordingly not liable for deduction of tax at source.
Facts of the case
• The taxpayer is a Public Limited Company engaged in the business of providing mobile telephone services. The taxpayer entered into an agreement with IDEA Cellular Ltd. (IDEA) whereby a subscriber of a cellular network can also gain access to the services of any other network operators in their respective licensed area for a specific charge cal...
how will it be a relief to the assess..if not 194 I, TDS will be required to be deducted in 194 J…..