Month-long statewide professional tax enrolment drive launched by Manipur CM N.Biren
The Dawn Tantak
IMPHAL, 9th Nov'2022: MANIPUR Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday launched a month-long statewide Professional Tax enrolment drive.
This initiative is yet another effort of the state government towards improving the ease of doing business and improving tax administration and compliance, the state department of taxes said in a statement.
"The enrolment drive will cover private schools and colleges, private hospitals and clinics, private nursing homes, pharmacies, cable services, newspaper publishing house, hotels, restaurants, stone crushers, brick kiln, all shops, handloom and handicrafts units, furniture shops, quarries, mills, other service providers etc. Essentially, it will cover all kinds of professions, established trades and employment of all Individuals who earn a living through any medium," the state department of taxes stated.
During the launch, a new application developed by the National informatics Centre (NIC) to facilitate online enrolment of these institutions/bodies/units was also rolled out which will help broaden the professional tax base in the state.
The enrolment drive will be carried out in all the districts for which district-wise teams have been constituted to assist and facilitate the enrolment process under the supervision of the OCs, the department of taxes stated.
Department appealed to all the private traders, professionals, institutions, service providers, etc. to extend cooperation by enrolling themselves during the special drive and contribute in augmenting the resource base of the state.
The Professional Tax is derived from article 276 of the Constitution read with entry 60 of the list-Il State List of the Seventh Schedule. The state government is empowered under Article 276 of the Constitution of India to levy professional tax on professions, trades, callings and employment with a maximum cap of Rs 2500 annually.
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