RATE SCHEDULES UNDER THE PROFESSION TAX ACT, 1975
SCHEDULE I
W.E.F. .30.07.2009 to date
(SEE SECTION 3)
Schedule of Rates of Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments
Sr.No
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Class of Persons
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Rate of Tax
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1
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2
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3
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1/4/2006 to 30/6/2009
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1
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Salary and Wage earners-Such persons whose monthly
salaries or wages :-
(a) do not exceed rupees 2,500;
(b) Exceeds rupees 2,500 but do not exceed rupees 3,500;
(c) Exceeds rupees 3,500 but do not exceed rupees 5,000;
(d) Exceeds rupees 5,000 but do not exceed rupees 10,000;
(e) exceeds rupees 10,000
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Nil
60 per month
120 per month
175 per month
2,500 per annum to
be paid in the
following manner :-
(a) rupees two
hundred per month
except for the
month of February
(b) rupees three
hundred for the
month of February.
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1/7/2009 to 30/6/2014
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1
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Salary and Wage earners-Such persons whose monthly
salaries or wages :-
(a) do not exceed rupees 5,000;
(b) Exceeds rupees 5,000 but do not exceed rupees 10,000;
(c) exceeds rupees 10,000
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Nil
175 per month
2,500 per annum to
be paid in the
following manner :-
(a) rupees two
hundred per month
except for the
month of February
(b) rupees three
hundred for the
month of February.
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1/7/2014 to date
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1
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Salary and Wage earners-Such persons whose monthly
salaries or wages :-
(a) do not exceed rupees 7,500;
(b) Exceeds rupees 7,500 but do not exceed rupees 10,000;
(c) exceeds rupees 10,000
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Nil
175 per month
2,500 per annum to
be paid in the
following manner :-
(a) rupees two
hundred per month
except for the
month of February
(b) rupees three
hundred for the
month of February.
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2
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(a) Legal Practitioners including Solicitor and Notaries;
(b) Medical Practitioner including Medical Consultants and
Dentists;
(c) Technical and Professional Consultants, including
Architects, Engineers, R.C.C. Consultants, Tax Consultants,
Chartered Accountants, Actuaries and Management
Consultants;
(d) Chief Agents, Principal Agents, Insurance Agents and
Surveyors and Loss Assessors registered or licensed under
the Insurance Act 1938, I.T.I. Agents under U.T.I. Scheme,
N.S.S. Agents under Postal Scheme;
(e) Commission Agents, Dalals and Brokers (other than
estate brokers covered by any other entry elsewhere in
this Schedule)
(f) All types of Contractors (other than building contractors
covered by any other entry elsewhere in this Schedule);
and
(g) Diamond dressers and diamond polishers,
having not less than one year's standing in the profession.
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2, 500 per annum
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3
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(a) Member of Association recognised under the Forward
Contracts (Regulation) Act 1952 (74 of 1952)
(b)(i) member of Stock Exchanges recognised under the
Security Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956)
(ii) Remisiers recognised by the Stock Exchange;
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2,500 per annum
2,500 per annum
2,500 per annum
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4
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(a) Building Contractors
(b) Estate Agents, Brokers or Plumbers, having not less than
one year's standing in the profession
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2,500 per annum
2,500 per annum
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5
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Directors (other than those nominated by Government) of
Companies Registered under the Companies Act 1956 (1 of
1956) and Banking companies as defined in the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949)
Explanation : The term 'Directors' for the purpose of this entry
will not includes the person who are Directors of the Companies
whose registered offices are situated outside the State of
Maharashtra and who are not residing in the State of
Maharashtra.
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2,500 per annum
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6
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(a) Bookmakers and Trainers licensed by the Royal Western
India Turf Club Limited;
(b) Jockeys licensed by the said club
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2, 500 per annum
2, 500 per annum
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7
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Self Employed persons in the Motion Picture Industry, Theatre,
Orchestra, Television, Modelling or Advertising Industries, as
follows :-
(a) Writers, Lyricists, Directors, Actors and Actresses
(excluding Junior Artists), Musicians, Playback Singers,
Cameramen, Recordist, Editors and Still-Photographers;
(b) Junior Artists, Production Managers, Assistant Directors,
Assistant Recordists, Assistant Editors and Dancers.
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2,500 per annum
1,000 per annum
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8
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Dealers registered under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act,
2002 (Mah. IX of 2005) or Dealers registered only under the
Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956), whose annual turnover
of sales or purchases,-
(I) is rupees 25 lakh or less
(ii) exceeds rupees 25 lakh.
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2, 000 per annum
2,500 per annum
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9
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Occupiers of Factories as defined in the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of
1948), who are not covered by entry 8 above.
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2,500 per annum
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10
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(1)(A) Employers of establishments as defined in the Bombay
Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (Bom. LXXIX of 1948)
where their establishments are situated within an area to
which the aforesaid Act applied, and who are not covered
by entry 8-
Such employers of establishments,-
(a) Where no employee is employed
(b) Where not exceeding two employees are employed
(c) Where more than two employees are employed
(B) Employers of establishments as defined in the Bombay
Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (Bom. LXXIX of 1948)
where their establishments are not situated within an
area to which the aforesaid Act applied, and who are not
covered by entry 8-
Such employers of establishments,-
(a) Where no employee is employed
(b) Where not exceeding two employees are employed
(c) Where more than two employees are employed
(2) Persons owning / running STD / ISD booths or Cyber
Cafes, other than those owned or run by Government or
by physically handicapped persons;
(3) Conductors of Video or Audio Parlours, Video or Audio
Cassette Libraries, Video Game Parlours;
(4) Cable Operators, Film, Distributors;
(5) Persons owning / running marriage halls, conference
halls, beauty parlours, health centres, pool parlours;
(6) Persons running / conducting coaching classes of all
types.
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1,000 per annum
2, 000 per annum
2,500 per annum
500 per annum
1,000 per annum
2,500 per annum
1,000 per annum
2,500 per annum
2,500 per annum
2,500 per annum
2,500 per annum
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11
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Owners or Lessees of Petrol / Diesels / Oil Pumps and Service
Stations / Garages and Workshops of Automobiles.
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2,500 per annum
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12
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Licensed Foreign Liquor Vendors and employers of Residential
Hotels and Theatres as defined in the Bombay Shops and
Establishments Act, 1948 (Bom LXXIX of 1948)
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2,500 per annum
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13
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Holders of Permits for Transport Vehicles granted under the
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), which are used or
adopted to be used for hire or reward, where any such person
holds permit or permits for,-
(a) three wheeler goods vehicles, for each such vehicle;
(b) any taxi, passenger car, for each such vehicle;
(c) (I) goods vehicles other than those covered by (a)
(ii) trucks or buses for each such vehicle;
Provided that the total tax payable by a holder under this entry
shall not exceed rupees 2,500 per annum.
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750 per annum
1,000 per annum
1,500 per annum
1,500 per annum
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14
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Money-lenders licensed under the Bombay Money-lenders Act,
1946 (Bom XXXI of 1947).
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2,500 per annum
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15
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Individuals or Institutions conducting Chit Funds.
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2,500 per annum
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16
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Co-operative Societies registered or deemed to be registered
under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960, and
engaged in any profession, trade or calling,-
(I) State Level Societies
(ii) Co-operative sugar factories and spinning Mills.
(iii) District Level Societies
(iv) Handloom Weavers Co-operative Societies;
(v) All other Co-operative Societies not covered by clauses
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.
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2,500 per annum
2,500 per annum
750 per annum
500 per annum
750 per annum
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17
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Banking companies, as defined in the Banking Regulation Act,
1949 (10 of 1949)
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2,500 per annum
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18
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Companies registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956)
and engaged in any profession, trade or calling.
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2,500 per annum
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19
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Each Partner of a firm (whether registered or not under the
Indian Partnership Act, 1932) engaged in any profession, trade or
calling.
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2,500 per annum
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20
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Each Co-parcener (not being a minor) of a Hindu Undivided
Family, which is engaged n any profession, trade or calling.
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2,500 per annum
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21
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Persons, other than those mentioned in any of the preceding
entries who are engaged in any profession, trade calling or
employment and in respect of whom a notification is issued
under the second proviso to sub-section (2) of section 3.
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2,500 per annum
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Note 1 : Notwithstanding anything contained in this Schedule, where a person is covered bymore than one entry of this Schedule, the highest rate of tax specified under any of those entries shall be applicable in his case. This provision shall not be applicable to entry (16(iv) of the Schedule
Note 2 :
For the purpose of Entry 8 of the Schedule, the Profession Tax shall be calculated on the basis of the “turnover of sales or purchases” of the previous year. If there is no previous year of such dealer, the rate of Profession Tax shall be Rs 2,000. The expression “turnover of Sales or purchases” shall have the same meaning as assigned to them, respectively, under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 (Mah IX of 2005) |