15 July 2011
I here with providing detailed information as to who has to enroll under Professional tax and those who have already enrolled which are the forms to be filed and maintained.
Registration under professional tax:
Who have to enroll for Professional tax?
• All persons viz self-employed professionals/ traders liable to pay tax under Karnataka tax on prefessions,trades callings and employments Act 1976 have to register within 30days of commencement of profession, trade or callings
• All employers who are paying salary of Rs.10000.00 and above per month for each employees have to enroll within 30 days from the commencement of the payment of salary liable to pay profession tax, deduct and pay tax in respect of such employees every month.
Following are the persons liable to pay Annual tax up to maximum of Rs.2500.00 PA on professions, trades, callings and employments:
1. Salary/wage earners whose salary is Rs.10000.00 and above PM
2. Legal practioners including solicitors and notaries public
3. Tehcnical / professional /Tax /plumbing consultants.
4. All agents’ surveyors or UTI agents whose income is not less than Rs.36000.00 PA
5. Chartered accountants and Actuaries.
6. Medical practioners, Dentists, Radiologists, pathologists and para medial professionals.
7. Engineers, RCC consultants, Architects and Management consultants.
8. Members of stock exchanges.
9. Estate agents or Brokers.
10. Race horse owners, trainers
11. Film directors/distributors
12. Dealers registered under KST act 1957.
13. Employers of establishments defined under Karnataka shops and establishment act.
14. Licenced liquor dealers
15. Owners of Residential hotels or lodgings houses
16. Owners of cinema theatres, touring talkies, video parlors, MSO’s Dish antennas