Chennai Corporation has mentioned that salaried individuals, private establishments and companies should pay half-yearly profession tax before September 30.
Payment can be made either by cheque or by demand draft drawn in favour of the revenue office, Corporation of Chennai. If anybody fails to pay the profession tax in time, necessary action will be taken to collect the dues with penalty by following due process of law.
Any company that transacts business and every person who is engaged in any profession, trade or employment in the corporation jurisdiction have to pay profession tax under Section 138C of the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws as amended in 1998.
Every person who is liable to pay profession tax should pay it before September 30 and March 31 every year.