Professional tax, state by state

Professional tax is a state tax: each state decides who pays, how much and by when. Employers deduct it from salaries; many businesses and professionals also pay it themselves. Choose your state for its slabs, dates and penalties, read off its own rules (checked on 10 November 2026).

• MaharashtraEmployers deduct up to ₹2,500 a year from each salary, with a lower table for women; businesses and professionals pay their own, mostly ₹2,500 a year by 31 March.
• KarnatakaNo PT on salaries below ₹25,000 a month; above it, ₹200 a month and ₹300 in February. Most businesses and professionals pay ₹2,500 a year before 30 April.
• Tamil NaduCharged by your municipality every half-year, on your average half-yearly income. Paid by 30 September and 31 March; in Chennai, up to ₹1,250 a half-year.
• TelanganaNo PT on salaries up to ₹15,000 a month, ₹150 up to ₹20,000 and ₹200 above, paid monthly by the 10th. Businesses pay by turnover, before 30 June.
• West BengalEmployers pay by the 21st of each month and file once a year by 30 April. Your own PT is due by 31 July. New salary slabs started on 1 October 2026.

Your state not here? We add a state only once its rules are read off its own official sources. The filing calendar includes professional tax for these states.