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Gujarat govt hikes professional tax
Ashish Amin / Mumbai/ Gandhinagar March 21, 2008
After imposing a tax burden of Rs 880 crore by way of increasing the value-added tax, the Gujarat government has hiked professional tax by 10-fold.
 
The government has already prepared an amendment to the Gujarat State Tax on Professionals, Trades Callings and Employment Bill (1976), which will be introduced in the ongoing budget session in the Assembly next week.
 
Currently, professional tax for the salaried class is Rs 20 per month to Rs 80 per month while for traders and businessmen, it ranges from Rs 150 per annum to Rs 1,500 per annum.
 
This is likely to go up to Rs 2,500 per annum for traders and business class, while the salaried people may have pay Rs 200 per month.
 
Besides, the government has widened the net and included a new set of professionals such as solicitors, notaries, doctors, architects, chartered accountants, and insurance and professional consultants other than building contractors, commission agents and brokers, who will have to pay Rs 2,500 per annum.
 
Auto brokers, tour operators, travel agents, cable operators, advertising agencies, tuition classes, tutorial teachers, computer classes, driving school owners, party plot owners, ‘angadias’ and couriers, health clubs and entertainment park owners too would have to pay Rs 2,500 per annum. Currently, this category is covered under the slab of Rs 150-1,500 per annum.
 
Partnership firms, factories under the Factories Act -1948, and shops registered under the Bombay Shops and Establishment Act among others would have to shell out Rs 2,500 per annum.
 
All traders registered under VAT will have to pay Rs 2,500 per annum as against their present slab of Rs 150-1,500 per annum. However, traders having a turnover of less than Rs 2.5 lakh will be exempt from the tax.
 
Transporters and money lenders too will have to pay Rs 2,500 per annum as professional tax.
 
As per the present structure for the salaried people, there is no professional tax below Rs 3,000 per month. While between Rs 3,000 and Rs 6,000, the tax is Rs 20 per month. Between Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000 per month, the tax is Rs 40 per month.
 
For a monthly salary of Rs 9,000 to Rs 12,000, the tax is Rs 60 per month. While the tax is Rs 80 per month for monthly salary upwards of Rs 12,000 per month.

 
 

Gujarat govt hikes professional tax
Ashish Amin / Mumbai/ Gandhinagar Mar 21, 2008, 04:33 IST

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Posted by: KAMLESH MAJITHIA
my trading sales amount 2010-2011 Rs.400000.00 & profession Income Rs.70000.00 1) I have to pay professional Tax ? 2) How much 3) if possible send me p.f.rules for this question thanking you Kamlesh Majithia
Posted by: R S Vasava
Dear sir I have labour contract and we are looking .how can gate registration number for professional tax
Posted by: K. DAVE
Sir, please clarify whether Ex-servicemen are exempted from professional tax in GUJARAT.So provide me the rules or mail to me.
Posted by: C.Mahendra
what is the last date of Professional tax for Salaried person in the Gujarat now ?
Posted by: DISHA
kindly tell us is it be so possible though we have different reg. shop estatblishment number, but we want to pay the total accumlation amount of profession tax at any one place in gujarat state???? ie.e baroda, rajkot, and amdavad place pt paid in only amdavad???? thanks jigar mehta
Posted by: JAYESH LAKHTARIYA
sent me the professional tax structure applicable in gujarat
Posted by: ARUN KUMAR SHARMA
Sir, please clarify whether Ex-servicemen are exempted from professional tax in GUJARAT. If yes, please confirm me the authority number. Thanking you in anticipation.
Posted by: simanchala
sir I am ex-servicemen as per ministry of defence and ministry of finance ex-servicemen are exempted from professional tax. My employer ask me to submit the clause of professional tax exemption in professional tax rules of gujarat. so provide me the rules or mail to me
Posted by: Keyur
I am working in kendriya vidyalayua and I appointed physically handicapped>I heard that Prof Tax is extempted for us I need letter
Posted by: gopesh
pls send me the professional tax slab of gujarat
    Posted by: ashok mali
sent me the professional tax structure applicable in gujarat
    Posted by: vivek
pls send me the professional tax slab of gujarat in january 2010 to ---
Posted by: asrarkhan
Please send me Professional tax slab in madhya pradesh for year 2009-2010 immediately. I am a government servent.
Posted by: jmturakhia
Please send new poffetional tax rate in gujarat immediately
Posted by: clifford
What are the Professional Tax rates for various income slabs in Guj. Have these rates changes as of Nov 09 ?
Posted by: Vishalbhai
what is the current rate -slabwise of Professional tax for Salaried person in the Gujarat
Posted by: SANJAYCHAVDA
Sir, I am accountant in Man Power Supply Consultancy Firm,I want to know that : An Ex-Service Man (Retired from Army) exemted from professional tax ? please give me reply ASAP
Posted by: chirag
Our company is a partnership,we have a manufacturing unit in Nandesari gidc,we have received the professional tax registration no. today,i.e. on 30/10/2009.As we have to pay the tax starting from 01/04/2008 and also we were ready to pay the same but due to we have not received the registration no. from the concerned department we had not paid the tax.Now our question is,what is the interest rate & panelty rate & how it is caclulated ?
Posted by: duniya
the professional tax should not hike
Posted by: NitinMehtaRajpipla
When Gujrat Gov. was collecting Professional Tax,at that time there was relaxation for senior citizens,while now Municipalities are empowered to collect the professional tax from their locality,they insist senior citizens to pay professional tax also. Now will you please clarify this problem? Whether it is payable by the senior citizens or exemption is still continue?
    Posted by: A.A.Bhambhani
Whether Senior citizens are liable to professional tax in Gujarat?
Posted by: hiren
we have 2 baranch in a surat city , is proffesional tax is calculated on baranch wise or one as a unit?
Posted by: mishra
Hello,i am a retired military person ,presently re-employed in a pvt concern.please let me know if there is EXEMPTION on payment of PROFESIIONAL TAX by EX SERVICEMEN.
    Posted by: RAJENDRA
I am retired ex servicemen and re-employed in service. kindly advice me that can I eligible for exempted from professional tax in Gujarat state
Posted by: nilesh
i am a professional insurance agent and also serving as a salesman. My salary is 6000/- /month I have already paid 2500/- as professional tyax for the year-2008-09.Whether I have to pay aditional tax on my salary by me or my employer?
Posted by: Aggarwal
Is the professional tax is to be paid by the students on their fellowships, they are not paying any tax on it.
Posted by: RAJNITANEJA
Is their any relaxation in the payment of professional tax for physically handicapped and visually handicapped? Are the exempted from payment of professional tax ?
Posted by: mehta
The article has lots of words... !! can there be a table ? anyone tax consultants... can you provide a simple table with slabs and rates ? thanks
Posted by: Ketan
how much will be the professional tax for a monthly income of Rs. 31000 ??
    Posted by: nikunj
if its salary than 200per month except month of feb. In the month of feb 300 should be deduct.so total p.tax will be 2500/-.
Posted by: dinesh
what is the current professional tax payable for salaried persons.
Posted by: binod_tunna
Hi The article informs about Professional Tax amendment in Gujarat. The article does not give clear picture of when is this change effective? When it is proposed to be passed from assembly? What is the Professional tax rate for salaried employee.please inform me rateon salary ?
Posted by: vptrivedi1955
Hi The article informs about Professional Tax amendment in Gujarat. The article does not give clear picture of when is this change effective? When it is proposed to be passed from assembly? What is the Professional tax rate for salaried employee. please inform me rate of professional tax? Thanks vasudev
Posted by: vptrivedi1955
Hi The article informs about Professional Tax amendment in Gujarat. The article does not give clear picture of when is this change effective? When it is proposed to be passed from assembly? What is the Professional tax rate for salaried employee.please inform me rateon salary ? Thanks Vasudev
Posted by: arunsahayakumar
Hi The article informs about Professional Tax amendment in MP. The article does not give clear picture of when is this change effective? When it is proposed to be passed from assembly? What is the Professional tax rate for salaried employee earning more than 1.8 lakhs Can some one please inform me? Thanks Arun
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