
Background
The Madhya Pradesh Professional Tax Act, 1995 was enacted by the State Government to levy and collect a tax on professions, trades, callings, and employment. Professional tax is a state-level levy imposed to ensure a contribution from individuals and entities engaged in income-earning activities. The tax is governed by provisions that mandate registration, enrolment, filing of returns, and timely payment by employers as well as professionals. It aligns with Article 276 of the Constitution of India, which empowers states to impose such a tax subject to specified limits.
Applicability
The Act applies to:
Compliances under the Act
Every assessee (not being an officer of the State Government or the Central Government) liable to pay tax under section 4 shall obtain a certificate of registration from the assessing authority in Form 1. Every assessee (not being an officer of the State Government or the Central Government) liable to pay tax under section 4 shall obtain a certificate of registration (by employer) from the assessing authority in Form I.
Every assessee (other than a person earning salary or wages, in respect of whom the tax is payable by his Employers), liable to pay the tax shall obtain a certificate of enrollment from the assessing authority in Form 3. Every assessee (other than a person earning salary or wages, in respect of whom the tax is payable by his Employers), liable to pay the tax shall obtain a certificate of enrollment from the assessing authority in Form 3.
Registered Employers shall furnish return in Form 7 for each quarter within 15 days of the month following the quarter. Registered Employers shall furnish return in Form 7 for each quarter within 15 days of the month following the quarter.
Every Practising Professional shall furnish return in Form 9 by the 30th June in the following financial year. Every person referred in sub-section (2) of Section 8 shall furnish return in Form 9 by the 30th June in the following financial year.
The Employers shall pay within 10 days of the expiry of each previous month an amount equivalent to the tax payable by him in Form-10. The Employers shall pay within 10 days of the expiry of each previous month an amount equivalent to the tax payable by him.
Penalties & Punishment
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