Last Date For Profession Tax (PT) Payment For The Year 2021-22 Extended To 30th May 2021 Under Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act,1976 (Profession Tax) vide Removal of Difficulties Order No. FD 02 CPT 2021 dated: 26/04/2021.
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
No. FD 02 CPT 2021
Karnataka Government Secretariat,
Vidhana Soudha,
Bengaluru, dated: 26/04/2021.
REMOVAL OF DIFFICULTIES ORDER (01 /2021)
WHEREAS, sub-section (1) of section 6-A of the Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act,1976 (Karnataka Act 35 of 1976) (hereafter in this Order referred to as the said Act) mandates every employer registered under this Act to furnish, within twenty days of expiry of the month, a statement showing therein the salary and wages paid by him and the amount of tax deducted by him in respect thereof during the month immediately preceding that month.
Whereas, sub-section (1) of section 10 of the said Act mandates every enrolled person to pay the tax payable by him under the said Act and file his return before the assessing authority, in such form as may be prescribed. Sub-section (2) of section specifies that the enrolled persons shall make the payment of tax due for each year as under:
| (a) In respect of a person who stands enrolled before the commencement of a year | Before the 30’h April of that year |
| (b) In respect of person who is enrolled after the commencement of a year | Within one month from the date of enrolment. |
Whereas due to the pandemic of Corona Covid-19 virus and the consequential lock down, it has become difficult to for the registered persons and enrolled persons to file the returns and make payment of tax within the time limit specified above and there is a requirement to remove this difficulty by extending the time limit of filing of the returns and making such payment.
WHEREAS Section 34 of the said Act provides that in case any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by notification, make such provisions, not inconsistent with this Act, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1976, the Government of Karnataka, hereby makes the following Order, to remove the difficulties, namely:-
1. Short title —This Order may be called the Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021.
2. For the removal of difficulties, the following are that,-
(1) In section 6-A of the said Act, in sub-section (1), after the proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided also that for the month of April 2021. the statement shall be submitted on or before 20th day of June, 2021.”
(2) In section 10 of the said Act, in sub-section (2), the following provision shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided that for the financial year 2021-22, in respect of person who stands enrolled before the commencement of the said year, the payment of the amount of tax due shall be paid before the 30th day of May, 2021.”
By Order and in the name of the
Governor of Karnataka,
(K. SAVITHRAMMA)
Under Secretary to Government,
Finance Department (C.T.-1)
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