Professional Tax is a tax collected by State Governments from the professionally occupied business entities. A person earning income from salary or professions such as Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, Lawyers, etc. is required to pay professional tax. For the purpose of this registration, the employers, professionals, traders, etc. come under the purview of registration.

This tax is deducted from the salary of the employer, which is later eligible for deduction from the computation of taxable income. The registration is obtained by the employers and business owners with the respect Municipal Corporation. Being it State based registration, the rate of tax and method of registration is different. Further, there are two types of registrations being – PTEC and PTRC registrations.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION

• PAN card of promoter/s

• PAN card of the company/firm

• Aadhar card of promoter/s

• Photograph of promoter/s

• Registered office documents such as Rental agreement/Sale deed/Latest tax paid receipt

• Utility bill

• Current account Bank statement/Cancelled cheque

• Savings account Bank statement/Cancelled cheque