Professional tax

In term of notification No- 458L dt. 31/03/2012, am amendment has been brought in in the Schedule amended to the West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Trade, Callings and Employments Act,1979 allowing further exemption from payment of profession tax to the category of salary & wages earners whose monthly salaries or wages fall between Rs.3000/- to Rs.5000/- Full Article

Revised Procedure: As a step towards e-governance, the above procedure of manually submitting applications for registration and enrolment is being changed. From 1st April 2012 onwards, the application for registration (PTRC) and enrolment (PTEC) under Profession Tax Act should be electronically uploaded in 'Form I' or 'Form II' respectively, as provided on the web-site of the Sales Tax Department, Government of Maharashtra i.e. www.mahavat.gov.in. Notification to that ef.. Full Article

Andhra Pradesh Professional Tax department has revised the date for Monthly PT remittance to 10th of every month (It used to be 15th). In exercise of the powers, conferred by section 30 of the Andhra Pradesh Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1957, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh herby makes the following amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Tax on Professions, Trades. Callings and Employments Rules, 1987, as subsequently amended from time to time. Full Article

Maharastra Profession Tax - Mandatory e-return for PTRC Monthly filers Notification No - PFT-1011/CR11/Taxation-3 Mandatory e-return for PTRC Monthly filers Full Article

In Exercise of the powers conferred under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Maharashtra Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings And Employments Act, 1975 (Mah. XVI of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act"), the Commissioner of Profession Tax, Maharashtra State, Mumbai, hereby specifies the due date of tax payable for the year 2011-12 under the said Act, by enrolled persons mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule appended hereto, to be paid as spec.. Full Article

From 1 August 2011, It is mandatory to file electronic return in Form IIIB by every registered employer in respect of the periods starting on or after 1 April 2006, irrespective of the amount of profession tax liability. Under the erstwhile provision, the same was applicable to only those employers having profession tax liability of the amount not less than Rs. 20,000 in previous year for the period 2010-11 and onwards. Full Article

Bihar government has decided to impose professional tax on central and state governments officers and employees, Railways, boards and corporation on the pattern of Maharashtra, West Bengal and other states, official sources said today. The state assembly adopted the Bihar Profession, Trade, Livelihood and Employment Tax Bill, 2011, yesterday paving the way for the imposition of the tax. Full Article

In partial modification of paragraph 3 (ii) thereof, it is advised that apart from the documents mentioned therein, any certificate / registration document issued by Sales Tax / Service Tax / Professional Tax authorities may also be considered for verification of the proof of name, address and activity of the Proprietary concern. Full Article