Regarding professional tax

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amit chawan (Querist)
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24 April 2014 Hi !

We are paying honorarium to visiting doctor. At that time we are deducting professional tax on honorarium.

But our doctor says that he has his own professional tax no. & pays rs 2500/- as professional tax for the f.y. 2013-2014 & he had submitted the challan copy of the same to us. And asked not to deduct professional tax while paying him monthly honorarium.

So our question is that it is correct, not to deduct professional tax because he himself fills up the same.
And next question is that in f.y. 2013-14 professional tax of doctor gets deducted two times so he can claim standard deduction for both the professional tax while submitting his income tax return.

Thanks & Regards,

Amit chawan

Piyush Bothra

Piyush Bothra (Expert)
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25 April 2014 No need to deduct PT on the professional fees. And since it is not required standard deduction is also not tenable in law. Further you must deduct TDS on professional fees @ 10%. This will make your stand clear that you are paying him professional fees only and not the remuneration.