Are You Ready for the Professional Tax Deduction Deadline in Tamil Nadu?

Reminder: Professional Tax Deduction for 2013-14

I would like to remind you that Professional Tax needs to be deducted from the employees for the period of 2013-14, specifically the second half-yearly period from October 2013 to March 2014. This deduction should be remitted on or before February 15, 2014, in Tamil Nadu, at the location in Chennai, India.

Regards

As per the Tamil Nadu Professional Tax Act, the Professional Tax needs to be deducted from the employees' salary and remitted to the government. The tax is deducted half-yearly:

- The first half-yearly period is from April to September, for which the tax must be remitted on or before August 15th.
- The second half-yearly period is from October to March, for which the tax must be remitted on or before February 15th.

In your case, you should have deducted the Professional Tax for the second half-yearly period (October 2013 to March 2014) from your employees' salaries and remitted it to the government on or before February 15, 2014.

If you have not done so, I advise you to remit the tax as soon as possible to avoid penalties. Here is a simple step-by-step guide on how to do it:

1. Calculate the Professional Tax to be deducted from each employee's salary based on their income slab.
2. Deduct the calculated tax from the employees' salaries.
3. Collect the deducted amount and prepare a total.
4. Remit the total amount to the government on or before the due date (February 15 for the second half-yearly period).

Please remember, any delay in remittance could result in penalties as per the Tamil Nadu Professional Tax Act.