gandhinagar professional tax which is levied on employees of corporate entities and businesses is under the ambit of the state government while local civic bodies are designated as the collecting agents a new proposal submitted to the state finance department wants municipal corporations and nagarpalikas to be authorized to decide and revise professional tax and that the tax be brought under the jurisdiction of civic bodies a presentation on this has been made to the state urban development secretary said a senior state finance department official professional tax was introduced in 200708 by the sales tax department as compensation after octroi was abolished for municipal corporations professional tax was introduced under the gujarat sales tax act and remains under it a new gazette notification has to put the tax under the gpmc act said a senior urban development department official once the state government approves the gazette notification every municipal authority will be authorized to revise the professional tax rate