TDS not deductible on payment to Facebook Ireland & Mailchimp US for Advertisement

Urban Ladder Home Décor Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Bangalore) A careful perusal of the relevant provisions of the agreement entered by the assessee with Facebook and Rocket Science Group (Mailchimp) would show that both these non-resident companies are allowing the assessee to use the facilities provided in their sites, which includes, inter alia, software facilities also. The purpose of compelling the assessee to use those facilities, as could be inferred by us, is to create an environment of ease in creating the “advertisement content” to suit the platforms of Facebook or Mailchi...