Tds on software purchase

Please comment your valuable thoughts on accounting treatment of software purchase-Customised software

Software purchase as Royalty u/s 194 J & 195

explanation 4 inserted by Finance Act, 2012 to the definition of royalty under section 9 clarifies that payment made towards purchase of computer software is royalty.

Software purchase as Revenue Expense

amount paid for purchase of computer software is royalty and shall be allowed as deduction under section 37(1) as revenue expenditure subject to the provisions of section 40(a)(i) and section 40(a)(ia).

 


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Rs.30,00,000 as instalment was paid to a software company for a customised software to be created.

Rs.30,00,000 being 50% of total software purchase.

As per notification attached above,

Can company account such payment as Revenue Expense software is installed.

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