A person or an employer covered under The Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act,1976 is liable to pay a monthly tax of Rs.200/employee and there is a designated website for these payments to be made.
However, earlier things were a bit complicated and the process of filing Professional Tax each month was a lengthy process. The taxpayer should have visited two separate websites – one for paying the tax and one for filing it. This certainly created confusions, complications and of course was precisely time consuming.
Karnataka Professional Tax department has taken the initiative and now updated the website to make it more user friendly. At present, there is no hassle of visiting multiple websites to pay, verify and file the professional taxes as all these tasks can be cleared in one single website https://pt.kar.nic.in/ptemployer (for employers) along with new registration.
For employers who are to pay the professional taxes every month will have to register themselves in the e-Prerana website and after registration they will get a nine-digit registration number (RC Number) and they can create the User ID and Password to use for their future operations.
As mentioned before, earlier this whole process of payment and filing had two separate websites. The payments of monthly PT were to be done through the KVAT website and should have been verified before filing them through the e-Prerana website. And now, when the employer logs in, the whole process can be seen arranged in a chronological order and the employer can easily understand and make the payment and file the returns all in one smooth system.
Steps to Pay and File Professional Tax:
Step 1: Go to https://pt.kar.nic.in/ptemployer website and log in with
User ID and Password
Step 2: Click on FILE RETURN and make the entries for month and is it
for Original or Revised return, click on next to submit.
Step 3: Click on MAKE E- PAYMENT, afterentering the details of
paymentlike number of employees, the option for making the
payment will be available.
Step 4: Make payments through any of the various options available.
Step 5: Clickon SUBMIT RETURN by adding the CTD reference number,
usually it will be auto updated, one just has to add it.
Step 6: Click on VIEW/PRINT return to print or view the paid challan.
There is the option of VERIFYING THE FAILED PAYMENTS if by any technical errors the payments get failed.
On the other hand, as per the Karnataka Professional Tax Act, Establishments are required to obtain professional tax enrollment on an annual basis by paying fees of Rs. 2500 (For each such location). It is imperative for all businesses and employers to make payments on or before April 30 every year. Also, the rule requires employers with an enrolment certificate to file an annual return within 60 days of the financial year closure. And with this updated website, these annual payments have also become easier to make.
It is the responsibility of the employer/taxpayer to make PT payments and file the returns monthly on or before 15th of each succeeding month. As well, it is the responsibility of the concerned department to help the taxpayer in doing so by at least making the process easier and understandable and this initiation from the KPT department is appreciable.
It is always advised to make the payments and file the returns within the due dates to avoid getting penalties. And as the process is easier now, the taxpayers/employers are advised to take necessary actions promptly.
