Professional tax in Telangana
No 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.
Levied by the state, through the Commercial Taxes Department.
When it is due
30 June every year
For the financial year it falls in. Businesses and professionals: Professional tax on the business or profession.
The 10th of every month
For the month before. Employers: Professional tax from salaries (Form V).
Salary slabs
By monthly salary. At most ₹2,400 a year: there is no higher February amount.
| Salary a month | Professional tax |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹15,000 | Nil |
| ₹15,001 to ₹20,000 | ₹150 a month |
| ₹20,001 and above | ₹200 a month |
Who pays and registers
- Employers register and deduct PT from salaries; everyone else liable enrols.
Employers: deducting from salaries
- Return in Form V with proof of payment, by the 10th of the following month.
Businesses and professionals: your own professional tax
- Professionals in practice for more than five years: ₹2,500 a year; up to five years: nil.
- Dealers, shops, hotels, factories and contractors, by turnover: under ₹10 lakh nil, ₹10 to 50 lakh ₹1,250, over ₹50 lakh ₹2,500.
- Companies with turnover of ₹10 lakh or more: ₹2,500. Each partner drawing pay: ₹1,250.
- Due before 30 June, or within a month of enrolling.
Paying late
- Interest: 2% a month.
- Penalty for not paying: 25% to 50% of the tax due.
- Late return: ₹5 to ₹100 for each day.
- The schedule still names "APVAT registered dealers"; it has not been reworded for GST.
Questions people ask
- Who collects professional tax in Telangana?
- It is levied by the state, through the Commercial Taxes Department.
- When is professional tax due in Telangana?
- Businesses and professionals: Professional tax on the business or profession: 30 June every year, for the financial year it falls in. Employers: Professional tax from salaries (Form V): the 10th of every month, for the month before.
- What is the penalty for paying professional tax late in Telangana?
- Interest: 2% a month. Penalty for not paying: 25% to 50% of the tax due. Late return: ₹5 to ₹100 for each day.
From Telangana's own Act, rules and notifications, checked on 10 November 2026. Pay and register on the official portal. Sources:
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