Every employer having employees should every month deduct the Profession Tax from the salaries of the employees as per the slab rates mentioned above and deposit with the Profession Tax department of the State of Maharashtra within 20th of every month.
Amount of Profession tax to be deducted to be deducted by the employer is as follows:
Sr. No. | Amount of Salary of employee (per month) | Rate of Tax |
1 | Upto Rs. 7,500 | No Tax |
2 | Male Employee Salary more than Rs 7500/- but less than Rs 10,000/- | Rs. 175 per month |
3 | Female Employee Salary upto Rs 10,000/- | No Tax |
4 | Any Employee Male or Female Earning more than Rs 10,000/- | Rs. 2,500 Per Annum (Rs. 300 for the month of February and Rs. 200 for other months) |
Profession Tax return filing is online in Maharashtra. Where as challan of PT is required to be paid online in Challan MTR-6. Return is to be file online in Form IIIB
Profession Tax return due date as below
S.No. | Particulars | PT Return Filing |
1 |
Monthly return | End of the month |
2 |
Annual Return | 31st March |
3 |
Newly registered | End of the month |
Profession Tax return due date as below with example
S.No. | Particulars | PT Return Filing |
1 |
April 2019 | 30.04.2019 |
2 |
Annaul Return FY 2018-19 | 31.03.2019 |
3 |
Newly registed in June 2018 | 30.06.2018 |
PTEC Due Date
Sr. No | Class of enrolled person | Due Date |
1 | Person who stands enrolled before the commencement of a year or is enrolled on or before 31st May of a year | 30th June of that year or such later date as the Commissioner may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in respect of that year |
2 | Person who is enrolled after the 31st May of a year | Within one month of the date of enrollment |
3 | Person who is enrolled and the rate of tax at which he is liable to pay tax is revised. | Within one month of the date of such revision. |
Professional Tax Return Filing utility is made available on the www.mahagst.gov.in site. Professional tax utility excel based which need to be downloaded first , fill necessary details and upload on given site. Following are content of PT Utility
Change of Profession Tax return filing from monthly to annual for FY 2018-19 is as below as per Trade Circular No. 37T 2018.
Professional Tax Return Filing Periodicity as per Rule 11(3) of the Professional Tax Rules 1975 is as below
S.No. | Particulars | PT Return Filing |
1 | Newly Registered Under PT | Monthly return |
2 | PT liability > Rs. 50000 in Previous year | Monthly return |
3 | PT liability < Rs. 50000 in Previous year | Annual Return |
Employer whose tax liability exceed Rs. 50000 in Previous year are required to file monthly professional return and make monthly payment. Employer whose tax liability is below Rs. 50000 in Previous year are required to file annual professional return. And Newly registered tax payers in any year required to file monthly PT returns. Trade Circular No. 37 T of 2018 gives explanation about what is PT return filing periodicity.
Particulars | Amount |
Late fees on late filing of PTRC return | Rs. 1000 |
Interest on failure to deduct profession tax | Interest at 1.25% of PTRC liability per month till the default continues |