PT Karnataka

I'm a businessman in Karnataka since many years. i had registered for Service tax in the year 2016.
But i haven't registered for Professional Tax till now.
My question is from which date shall I make payment of PT ??

can I claim benefit of karasamadana scheme of waiver of penalty mln fine?
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Quick Summary
This discussion addresses Professional Tax (PT) registration and payment in Karnataka for long-standing businesses. It clarifies that PT registration is mandatory if income exceeds ₹15,000 per month (or ₹21,000 from April 2023). Even if previously exempt, businesses with Service Tax or GST registration since 2016 are advised to enrol for PT from their Service Tax registration date. The post also suggests checking the Karnataka State Commercial Tax department website for amendments and potential benefits under the Karasamadhana scheme for penalty and fine waivers.

If your  income  is more than 15000/- you need to registered under  professional  Tax  in Karnataka , however some amendments were made form 1/4/2023 ,  so check out  amendments  and   for benefits of  Karasamadhana  scheme by visiting  Karnataka state commercial  tax dept  web site http // pt ,kar ,nic ,in .  ( help desk number ) 

Many notices are received based on the service tax and GST registrations.

So if you have Service Tax Reg/ GST registration then you must enroll or Pay PT employer.

Since you have registered in 2016 , you must have enrolled for PT Employer from the date of service tax registration
Thank you 🙏

Hi

Now PT salary limit in Karnataka is Rs.21000/pm.

Any employee more than 21000/ salary alone comes under PT.

But If you have earlier years comes under PT (,15000 salary limit), you need 

file nil return monthly even now also.

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