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Professional Tax liability

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Varun Shingal

1 Points Posted on 04 January 2021

Hello

I have a partnership firm wherein I am already paying profession tax as one of the partners. I am now starting a proprietorship. Do I need to pay the profession tax again spearately? As per my understanding I have aleady paid Profession tax for carrying out profession.

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This discussion clarifies whether an individual needs to pay profession tax separately for a new sole proprietorship if they are already paying it as a partner in a firm. The consensus is that separate payment is not required, referencing Article 276 of the Indian Constitution which caps the annual profession tax.