The Supreme Court dismissed the income tax department’s review petitions over whether payments for foreign software by Indian users should be taxed as royalty. Reaffirming its March 2021 ruling, the court said end-user licenses do not transfer copyright, so such payments are not royalty. The decision is expected to provide substantial tax certainty and relief to Indian companies buying software.
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