Professional Tax Calculator — State-Wise PT
Monthly and annual professional tax across the major Indian states' slabs — the ₹200 line on your payslip, decoded.
Slabs as recently applicable; states revise them in budgets — treat the output as indicative and verify your state's current notification.
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Disclaimer: Indicative math using recently applicable rates and rules — slabs and statutory rates change; verify current-year figures with official sources. Not financial or tax advice.
Disclaimer: This tool is for general informational and estimation purposes only and is not professional financial, tax, accounting or legal advice. All figures are estimates — verify with a qualified professional before making decisions. Read the full disclaimer.
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About Professional Tax Calculator — State-Wise PT
Professional tax is a STATE levy on earning a livelihood — salaried, professional or trader alike — capped by Article 276 of the Constitution at ₹2,500 a year, which is why every state's top slab converges near ₹200 a month. Maharashtra charges ₹200 (₹300 in February to land exactly on ₹2,500); Karnataka now charges only above ₹25,000 gross; Delhi, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan charge nothing at all — the payslip line literally depends on your work state. The employer deducts and deposits PT against the work-location state's slab — not where you live, not where the head office sits. Remote and multi-state employees inherit the registration question: an employee working from Pune for a Bengaluru company belongs to Maharashtra's PT regime, and companies with branches register in every PT state. The deduction is small; the compliance map behind it is anything but. Two details worth keeping: under the OLD income-tax regime PT paid is deductible from salary income under section 16(iii) — a tiny but free deduction; the new regime ignores it. And the self-employed pay PT too, as an annual enrolment amount (typically ₹2,500) rather than a monthly payroll cut — professionals registering GST in PT states often discover this obligation a notice later.
How to use Professional Tax Calculator — State-Wise PT
- 1Enter Gross monthly salary, State into the Professional Tax Calculator.
- 2The result is computed automatically using State-specific slab on monthly salary, capped at ₹2,500/year by Article 276 of the Constitution — no state may charge more — there is no button to press; it updates live as you type.
- 3Change any input to model a different scenario, then use “Copy result link” to share the exact numbers.
Why use Professional Tax Calculator — State-Wise PT?
- ✓Computes professional tax calculator instantly with the correct formula — no spreadsheet needed
- ✓100% free and unlimited, with no sign-up, login or paywall
- ✓Runs entirely in your browser, so the figures you enter are never uploaded or stored
- ✓Shows the formula, a live worked example and references so you can defend the number
Frequently asked questions
Mere state me PT kyon nahi kat'ta?+
Kyunki kuch states/UTs ne yeh tax lagaya hi nahi — Delhi, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Punjab (employment par), Himachal, J&K, Chandigarh me salaried PT zero hai. Yeh employer ki meharbani nahi, state ka kanoon hai. Transfer hote hi naye state ka slab lag jaayega — Pune shift par ₹200/month dikhna normal hai, payroll galat nahi hua.
February me Maharashtra me ₹300 kyun kata?+
Constitutional cap ₹2,500/saal ka hai aur ₹200 × 12 = ₹2,400 hi banta hai — isliye Maharashtra Feb me ₹300 leta hai: 11 × 200 + 300 = exactly ₹2,500. MP isi wajah se ₹208 × 11 + ₹212 ka pattern rakhta hai. Saal ke kisi mahine thoda alag amount dikhe to pehle yeh arithmetic check kijiye, shikayat baad me.
PT income tax me deduct hota hai kya?+
OLD regime me haan — section 16(iii) ke under jitna PT diya utna salary income se ghat jaata hai (₹2,500 tak ka chhota par free deduction; Form 16 me apne aap dikhta hai). NEW regime me yeh deduction available nahi. Regime comparison karte waqt itna sa item decision nahi badalta, par old-regime filers ke liye claim karna na bhoolен — employer ne deduct kiya hai to woh already adjust hota hai.
Freelancer/professional ke liye PT kaise lagta hai?+
Salaried wale slab ke bajaye enrolment model: PT state me practice karne wale professionals (CA, doctor, consultant, trader) ko PTEC enrolment lekar saalana fixed amount dena hota hai — zyadatar states me flat ₹2,500. GST registration ke baad PT department ka notice aana common trigger hai. Apne state ke commercial-tax portal par enrolment status check kar lijiye — penalty interest chhoti rakam par bhi tezi se badhta hai.
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