29 April 2011
There is no circular as such. The rule says... any payment made under section 194C. So any payment automatically signifies the gross amount.
The exception is only TDS on rent where TDS is to be deducted only on rent & not on service tax part.
08 May 2011
If the input credit of service tax is being taken then there is not any requirement of deduction of TDS as that value would not be charged in P&L account. If no input credit is available then it is advisable to deduct tds on gross amount.