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OTP Failure on Tax Portal Delays Professional Tax Payments in Karnataka; Due Date Extension requested

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involves technical failures in the Professional Tax portal preventing payments. A request has been made to fix glitches ...

April 23, 2026 3615 Views 2 comments Print

Maharashtra Professional Tax Guide – PTEC & PTRC Reference (with latest Update)

Goods and Services Tax : The guide clarifies the difference between PTEC and PTRC registrations under Maharashtra Professional Tax law. It explains who mus...

March 13, 2026 51030 Views 1 comment Print

Karnataka PT Portal Issues: KSCAA Seeks Urgent Enhancements

Goods and Services Tax : KSCAA's fourth appeal to Karnataka CM for critical upgrades to the Professional Tax portal, addressing technical glitches, payment...

May 2, 2025 1884 Views 0 comment Print

Representation Regarding Upgrades on Karnataka Professional Tax Website

Goods and Services Tax : KSCAA requests improvements to the Karnataka Professional Tax website to streamline processes for taxpayers and enhance user exper...

June 20, 2024 1203 Views 0 comment Print

Latest Professional Tax Amendments in Maharashtra

Goods and Services Tax : Who is liable to pay Professional Tax in Maharashtra? Any individual or entity engaged in a profession, trade, calling or employme...

April 25, 2023 18366 Views 1 comment Print


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Representation on Persistent Issues in Karnataka Professional Tax Portal

Goods and Services Tax : Persistent technical issues prevented users from accessing the portal and completing filings. The representation seeks urgent fixe...

May 4, 2026 690 Views 0 comment Print

Issues in Karnataka Professional Tax Payment and Extension Request

Finance : Taxpayers face issues with Karnataka PT portal due to OTP failures. Association requests technical fixes and 3-month due date exte...

April 29, 2025 7302 Views 0 comment Print

Representation Regarding Upgrades on Karnataka Professional Tax Website

Goods and Services Tax : KSCAA requests improvements to the Karnataka Professional Tax website to streamline processes for taxpayers and enhance user exper...

June 20, 2024 1203 Views 0 comment Print

KSCAA request Extension of Professional Tax Deadline in Karnataka

Goods and Services Tax : KSCAA urges Karnataka Govt. to extend professional tax deadline amidst technical issues, fostering trade & industry relief. Detail...

April 30, 2024 3357 Views 0 comment Print

KPTCE: Representation on glitches and hardship in payment of taxes & filing of returns

Goods and Services Tax : KSCAA has sent a representation to the The commissioner of Commercial Tax, on umpteen number of glitches and hardship in payment o...

April 28, 2023 2073 Views 0 comment Print


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Odisha Abolishes Professional Tax

Goods and Services Tax : The Ordinance repeals the professional tax law with immediate effect from April 2026. It preserves past liabilities and proceeding...

April 21, 2026 2394 Views 0 comment Print

Late Fee Waiver Granted Due to System Glitches in Maharashtra PT Return Filing

Goods and Services Tax : Due to technical issues on the new tax portal, late fees for Profession Tax returns were waived if tax was paid by 15 March 2026. ...

April 17, 2026 2805 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Issues Profession Tax Compliance Relaxation Due to Portal Technical Issues

Goods and Services Tax : The State Tax Department allowed taxpayers to pay profession tax using PAN after system migration caused portal access issues. Reg...

March 13, 2026 16908 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Extends Tax Arrears Settlement Deadline to March 2026 for Wider Relief

Goods and Services Tax : The amendment extends the deadline for settling tax arrears from 31 December 2025 to 31 March 2026, giving taxpayers additional ti...

March 10, 2026 1119 Views 0 comment Print

West Bengal Extends Profession Tax Return Deadlines

Goods and Services Tax : The last date for online filing of West Bengal Profession Tax returns for FY 2023-24 is extended to 15-06-2024, with paper submiss...

May 31, 2024 7248 Views 0 comment Print


Late fee for delayed filing of PTRC returns in Maharashtra waived

May 21, 2018 132216 Views 1 comment Print

Maharashtra Government exempts whole of the late fee payable by the registered employer, in respect of the monthly or annual PTRC returns pertaining to the periods April 2016 to June 2018 is being exempted, subject to the fulfillment of eligibility condition.

All you want to know about Punjab State Development Tax Act, 2018 (Professional Tax)

May 1, 2018 64296 Views 40 comments Print

Every employee or person doing business or profession in Punjab is liable to development tax if after deduction income is above maximum exemption limit i.e. Rs. 2,50,000/- at present as per Income Tax Act. Section 4 also mention ‘Income tax payee’ which creates confusion as Person with Total Income above Rs. 3,00,000/- is income tax payee due to rebate of Rs. 2500/- Secion 87A of Income Tax Act. Punjab State Govt should clarify the same.

Punjab imposes Profession Tax on those having Business or Salary Income

April 19, 2018 93687 Views 15 comments Print

Punjab Government imposes profession tax of Rs. 200 Per Month on All such persons who are assessable under the Head Income from Salaries and/ or Wages as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 and All such persons who are assessable under the Head Income from Business and/ or Profession as per the Income Tax Act, 1961.

LLP & LLP partners liable to pay PT in Maharashtra from 01.04.2018

March 31, 2018 77160 Views 4 comments Print

Maharashtra Profession Tax Act amended from 1.4.2018. Now a Limited Liability Partnership and each partner of LLP shall be liable to pay PT of Rs. 2,500/- per annum

Budget 2018 Speech by Maharashtra FM Sudhir Mungantiwar

March 10, 2018 2706 Views 0 comment Print

In my last budget speech, I had mentioned about the Jal and Bhoomipoojan for Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial in Arabian Sea near Mumbai at the hands of Honble Prime Minister of India. Now, the tender for this memorial has been finalized and work order has been issued. I am happy to mention that this project will be completed in thirty-six months.

Compliance Under Profession Tax (West Bengal)-Important for Start-Up

February 12, 2018 46149 Views 1 comment Print

Profession Tax is a tax levied on a person engaged in any profession, trade, calling and employment in West Bengal. The West Bengal State Legislature enacted the West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1979

Maharashtra Profession Tax: Exemption from payment of Late Fees

December 30, 2017 4614 Views 0 comment Print

Office of Commissioner of Profession Tax, Maharashtra State, 8th Floor, GST Bhavan, Mazgaon, Mumbai – 400010. TRADE CIRCULAR No: ACST/VAT-3/PT/Late-fee-waiver/61/2017/B-2002, Trade Circular No. 57T of 2017 Mumbai, Dt : 30/12/2017 Sub: Exemption from payment of Late Fees U/s 6(3) of the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act 1975 Ref: 1) Trade […]

Exemption from payment of Late Fee on Profession Tax in Maharashtra

September 12, 2017 17340 Views 1 comment Print

As per Section 6(1) of The Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act 1975 (the Profession Tax Act, 1975), every employer registered under the Profession Tax Act, 1975 has to furnish return in prescribed format showing the salaries and wages paid and the amount of tax deducted by him in respect thereof. As per Rule 11(2A)

Analysis of Changes in Profession Tax rules in Maharashtra

April 26, 2017 15348 Views 0 comment Print

FM of Maharashtra presented Budget on 18th March 2017. In order to give effect to announcements made in house, certain amendments have been made to Maharashtra State Tax on Profession, Trade, Callings and Employments Act, 1975.

Amendments to MVAT Act, SCPT Act, PT Act, ET Rules in Maharashtra

April 15, 2017 6600 Views 0 comment Print

In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation in English of the Maharashtra Tax Laws (Levy, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017 (Mah. Act No. XXXI of 2017), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

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