Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) awrded contarct to build the airport at Banagalore to L&T. There are number of services are out sourced by L&T. Are the supporting service providers are eligible for Service tax exemption like the main contracter. Is there any notification or clarification from the Department?

Whether duty drawback rates differ for excise & customs portion and for service tax portion.If yes,where i can find that

underservice tax is there any composition method ?how it is leived? at what Rate? what is the procedure?in what cases composition is applies?

please let us know the impact of this notification. will this exempt the consignee from paying 25% of the service tax .

my firm develop software, pl let me know if vat or service tax was leviable on it till 28.2.2008 i.e. before presentation of this budget 2008

my firm is engaged in exports of garments. we are registered with service tax for payment of service tax on goods transport agency. since now govt has exempted this service, please let me know if service tax is payable on GTA

BRIEF BACK GROUND:

WE ARE A TRADER TRADING PRODUCTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND SIMUNTANIOUSLY WE ARE ALSO GIVING SERVICES LIKE AMC,COMMISSIONING & INSTALLATION ON WHICH WE ARE LEVING SERVICE TAX .

1.CAN WE CLAIM INPUT SERVICE TAX ON SERVICE TAX PAID ON DAY TO DAY EXPENSES LIKE ON TELEPHONE BILLS ,ADVERTISEMENT BILLS,AMC BILLS.
2.THE EXPENSES ARE INCURRED FOR THE ENTIRE BUSINESS OF TRADING & GIVING SERVICES.CAN PROPORTIONATE CLAIM MAY BE MADE.

PLEASE QUOTE THE REFERENCE PROVISIONS OF SERVICE TAX

A has given property on lease to B Now B has given a sublease of the same premises to C following are the queries :

a) will C be liable to charge service tax on B even though for the same premises B charged service tax on A

b) If B has given the premises to C on sublease without any rent ie for free then should C be liable for service tax will any deemed value be taken as value of service

my firm is engaged in exports of garments. we are registered with service tax for payment of service tax on goods transport agency.

since now govt has exempted this service, please let me know if service tax is payable on GTA

please explain Rule 5(2) of service tax valuation with example