Accounts & payroll
Professional tax return filing
Several states charge professional tax on salaries and on businesses and professions. Employers deduct it from salaries and file returns, and the business pays its own yearly tax as well. We work out the amounts, file the returns for the year and remind you before each payment.
- Returns for one state for a full year
- Employee-wise PT worked out from salaries
- The business's own yearly PT tracked
- Reminders before each due date
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Price
One year
₹1,499+ ₹270 GST
12 months of returns
- PT returns for one state for 12 months
- Monthly, quarterly or yearly, as your state requires
- Employee-wise PT computation
- Challans for you to pay online
- The business's own yearly PT payment tracked
- Due-date reminders
Fees are before 18% GST. The fee covers one state for one year. The professional tax itself, and any interest or penalty, is paid at actuals.
Who needs professional tax return filing
- Employers in states that levy professional tax, such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal and Telangana
- Companies, LLPs and firms with a PT enrolment for the business
- Businesses opening a branch or hiring staff in a new state
- Employers who have missed PT returns and need to catch up
Documents you'll need
- PT registration and enrolment certificates
- Access to the PT portal for your state
- Monthly salary register with each employee's gross salary
- Details of joiners and leavers
- Earlier PT returns and challans, if any
You upload these from your order page after you pay. Scans or clear phone photos are fine.
How it works
- 1
Check your registrations
We confirm your employer registration, the business's own enrolment and how often your state needs returns from you.
- 2
Set the calendar
We list your return and payment dates for the year, which depend on the state and the amount of tax.
- 3
Compute from payroll
For each period, we work out PT for each employee from their salary using the state's slabs.
- 4
Pay and file
We prepare the challan and the return. You pay online, and we file the return on the portal.
- 5
Year-end check
We match the year's deductions with the payments made and file any annual return your state requires.
What professional tax is
Professional tax is a tax on employment, trades, professions and callings, levied by states. The Constitution caps it at ₹2,500 per person per year, and each state sets its own slabs, due dates and rules. Some states don't levy it at all, including Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
In states that do, an employer usually needs two registrations: one to deduct PT from employees' salaries and pay it over, and an enrolment under which the business pays its own yearly tax. In some states, directors and partners pay it too.
Returns and due dates
How often you file depends on the state and often on how much tax you deduct: larger employers may file monthly, smaller ones quarterly or once a year. Due dates differ by state, so we set yours up when we start.
Late payment or late returns attract interest and penalties under the state's law. If you have pending periods, we work out what's due and file them, with the interest paid at actuals.
Frequently asked questions
Which states charge professional tax?
Many do, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh don't. In a few states, such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala, local bodies collect it instead of the state. We confirm the position for you when you sign up.
Is PT deducted from every employee?
Only from those whose salary is above the state's threshold, at the rate in its slabs. Some states exempt certain people, such as those with disabilities.
Does the business pay PT as well?
In most states that levy it, yes: the business, and in some states its directors or partners, pay a yearly amount under the enrolment. We track that payment along with the returns.
We have offices in two states. Is one package enough?
No. Each state has its own registration and returns, and the package covers one state. Add a package for each additional state.
Can you register us for PT?
Yes, through our professional tax registration service. Returns start from the first period after registration.
What if I've missed returns?
We can file pending returns. Interest and penalties are worked out under the state's law and paid at actuals; back periods are quoted separately.