An employer organization is required to get registered and take profession tax number (PTRC). PTRC gives a power to the company to deduct Professional tax from the Employee’s salary and paid it same to the Government.

Every person doing any business or profession is liable to obtain a Certificate of Enrollment from the Profession Tax Authority. Once this certificate is obtained a person is liable to pay profession Tax. PTEC is the corporate liability of the company.

Certain class of entity and individual are exempt from payment of profession tax. For example in Maharashtra for Sr. Citizen Profession Tax is exempt.

Yes, you can make Application for Professional Tax online .

An employer organization is required to get registered under the Profession Tax Act and obtain a Registration Certificate under which the payment in respect of taxes deducted from employees salaries can be made. Also as a firm, the organization is required to obtain Enrollment Certificate and pay Profession tax on it’s behalf.

Delays in obtaining Enrollment or Registration Certificate – Penalty of Rs. 2/- (Rupees Two) per Day. Providing false information regarding enrollment – Penalty of 3 times tax amount. Non-payment of profession tax – Penalty equal to 10% of the amount of tax can be imposed.

Employers deduct professional tax, at prescribed rates, from the salary paid to employees, and pay it on their behalf to the State Government. Non-salaried individuals can either pay it to the government through local officials who are appointed to collect tax or via the online mode.