WHETHER EXEMPTION OF SERVICE TAX IS AVAILABLE TO SOFTWARE COMPANIES? IF AVAILABLE I WANT A REFERENCE NUMBER OF THAT NOTIFICATION.CAN ANYONE HELP ME????

Does Vehicle Servicing & Telephone expenses(Leased line & internet charges)& Sodexho Passes(food coupons) should we deduct tax u/s 194C on these expenses.

Hiring of Plant for which tax to be deducted or not??

What if the maintenance of plant is carried in the business premises by horticulture nursery??

Whether TDS will be deducted on Payment of rental charges for hiring Computers.

If TDS needs to be deducted under which section?

I want to sale the preference shares subscribed by me to other. Now my question is
1) Can I sale preference share before redemption to others?

2) How to arrive at Valuation of preference shares ?

3) Can I value the preference share on Net Asset Value ?

Please give your opinion and back it up with some legal sections to rely on?

Please guide me
about is there any exemption for charging service tax to educational institutions for work carried out under works contract?

Respected All,
I hv some query,
1) What is the exact percentage available for set-off on purchase of capital asset after 01-04-2008 ? (Vat 12.5% or 4%)(Under Maharashtra VAT Act).
2)I have purchase electric material for office reapiry in this bill we have received input vat 4%. Can we take claim for this as revenue expenditure?
(Under Maharashtra VAT Act)
Please give Under which VAT Section this comes.
Awaiting your valuable guidence.

Dear sir,

We are giving daily allowance Rs.100 per day as per attendence wise to our sales executive for visiting to distributor,fooding, conveyance & others.
We have not mention this daily allowance their appointment letter. We pay this daily allowance through separate voucher. We exclude this daily allowance from any statutory deduction and not showing this amount in pay slip. So, is it required to pay FBT on this?

What details are mentioned in APR report submitted to RBI? if you could give example of any company will be of great help to me

WHERE TO DEPOSIT TDS ON WCT?

MY CO. HAS ALLOTTED NO. OF CONTRACTORS WORKS CONTRACTS UNDER ANDHRAPRADESH VAT RULES 2005.

NOW AT THE TIME OF PAYING THE AMOUNT WE DEDUCT TDS ON WCT . WHETHER WE'VE TO DEPOSIT THE TDS ON WCT AMT IN OUR SALES TAX CIRCLE WHERE WE ARE DEPOSITING OUR VAT? OR WE HAVE TO DEPOSIT THE AMOUNT AT THE RELATED SALES TAX OFFICE OF THE CONTRACTOR? PL. SOLVE THIS WITH RELEVANT RULES /SECTION OF AP VAT RULES 2005 OR AP VAT TAX 2005.