Karnataka AAR rules on electronic commerce operator status for digital gold sales platform commission collection

• Karnataka AAR ruled that the assessee would be considered as an electronic commerce operator
• The ruling was made in the case of M/s. Changejar Technologies Private Limited
• The applicant sells digital gold through their platform and charges a commission
• The sale amount is directly paid through an escrow account
• The applicant is required to collect tax at source and obtain registration as an E-Commerce Operator
• The ruling was based on the definition of Electronic Commerce Operator and the nature of the distribution agreement between the applicant and the seller

Source: a2ztaxcorp.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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