07 August 2009
If co. have registered office at kolkata and branch office at mumbai.where is the place for payment of P.TAx of employee of branch office? If Co. is depositing p.Tax of branch office employee at headoffice . is there any default, if yes any penalty on it?
08 August 2009
Professional Tax is a State Tax. So it has to be paid to the State after deducting from the Salary of those employee of the Company working at the Branch Office. The professional tax collected from Mumbai cannot be paid to West Bengal State Goverment at Kolkota.
08 August 2009
It is absolutely a case of default. Pay the PT relating to MUmbai employees at Mumbai. Interest is payable for late payment @ 15% pa simple int. Presently as a policy the Government of Maharashtra does not levy penalty as a matter of policy if the compliance is voluntary though late