The Governor of Bihar has amended the Bihar Professional Tax Rules, 2011 to revise the existing designated authorities in the State under the Bihar Tax on Professions, Trades, Calling And Employments Act, 2011.
For purposes such as tax returns and payment, failure to deduct or to pay tax, recovery of taxes and compounding of offences, the Prescribed authority has been revised from ‘Commercial Taxes officer’ to ‘Assistant Commissioner State Tax’, the ‘Deputy Commissioner of Commercial Taxes’ has been revised to ‘Joint Commissioner State Tax’ and the ‘Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes’ has been revised to ‘Deputy Commissioner of State Tax’; with immediate effect.
Source: Department of Commercial Taxes, Bihar
