Supply of shrink-wrap software is transfer of right to use copyright and covered in royalty liable to TDS u/s 195

Brief of the Case

ITAT Bangalore held In the case of M/s Tejas Networks Ltd. vs. DDIT that the right that is transferred in the present case is the transfer of copyright including the right to make copy of software for internal business, and payment made in that regard would constitute “royalty” for imparting of any information concerning technical, industrial, commercial or scientific knowledge, experience or skill as per clause (iv) of Explanation 2 to section 9(1)(vi) of the Act. I

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