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9610 Points
Posted on 24 January 2025
As a Delhi-based ecommerce seller with multiple GSTINs, you've received a notice from the Karnataka Professional Tax (PT) department. They've considered 28 different warehouses mentioned in your GST certificate as additional places and calculated the PT accordingly.
Key Points to Consider 1. _No employees at warehouses_: You've mentioned that you have no employees at these warehouses, which are actually Flipkart and Amazon's warehouses.
2. _Warehouses not your establishments_: Since these warehouses are not your establishments and are only used for storage and logistics purposes, you may not be liable for PT.
Professional Tax Registration and Payment 1. _Not required to add warehouses_: You may not be required to add these warehouses to your Professional Tax registration, as they are not your establishments and you have no employees there.
2. _No PT liability_: Since you don't have any employees at these warehouses, you may not be liable for PT. Response to the Notice
1. _Reply to the notice_: Respond to the notice and explain your position, highlighting that these warehouses are not your establishments and