Exemption Notification - Karnataka Profession Tax - Exemption Notification - Karnataka Profession Tax Dated 13 July 2023 Dated 13 July 2023.

The exemptions include :

• Owners of transport vehicles (excluding Autorickshaws), limited to two vehicles.
• Permit holders of up to two taxis or three-wheeler goods/passenger vehicles.
• Physically challenged individuals with a specified degree of disability.
• Individuals with a single child who have undergone sterilisation.
• Ex-servicemen, excluding certain categories.
• Persons who are blind, deaf, and dumb.
• Foreign technicians with specific government approval for a limited duration.
• Charitable and philanthropic hospitals or nursing homes in specified areas.
• Directors of companies and those nominated by state-owned or controlled financing agencies as directors.
• Members of the Armed Forces, both combatant and non-combatant.
• Educational institutes teaching Kannada or English shorthand or typewriting.
• Entities running educational institutions, excluding professional and technical ones.
• Central Para-Military Force personnel.
• Educational institutions teaching up to twelfth standard or pre-university education.

These exemptions aim to provide financial relief to certain groups and support specific economic activities within the state. Notably, Notification Number 1, dated 13 July 2023, also rescinded 14 notifications that were issued earlier. The notification number 2 seems consolidated, combining all the earlier issued exemption notifications.