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Professional Tax

FinAura registers your business for professional tax in Karnataka and the other states where you have employees, enrols the company itself where the law requires it, deducts PT from salaries each month under each state's slabs, pays it and files the returns.

  • Chartered Accountant-led
  • Bangalore and across India
  • Reply within one business day

What is covered

What Professional Tax Covers

Each state's rules, applied to each employee.

Employer registration

To deduct PT from salaries.

Company enrolment

PT payable by the business itself.

Monthly deduction

Under each state's slabs.

Payment

Paid to the state.

Returns

Filed as each state requires.

Other states

Maharashtra, Telangana and more.

How the month runs

How It Works

Register, deduct, pay, file.

  1. Step 1

    Register

    • States checked
    • Registration
    • Enrolment
  2. Step 2

    Deduct

    • Slabs applied
    • Payroll updated
    • Exemptions
  3. Step 3

    Pay

    • Challan
    • Paid
    • Recorded
  4. Step 4

    File

    • Returns
    • Annual enrolment tax
    • Records

Your part

What We Need From You

  1. 01Company and premises details
  2. 02Employee list by state
  3. 03Monthly payroll data
  4. 04Existing PT numbers, if any

Our part

What You Get

  • Registration in every state you need
  • PT deducted correctly
  • Payments and returns filed
  • One view across states

A common question

Is professional tax the same everywhere?

No. It is a state tax, so each state sets its own slabs, dates and forms, and a few states do not levy it at all.

Companies with employees in several states need a registration in each one that levies it. We keep them all on one calendar.

See payroll management
FilingPaid and returned
DeductionFrom salaries
RegistrationEach state

Who it is for

Who It Is For

01

Employers in Karnataka

Bangalore and beyond.

02

Multi-state employers

Several PT laws.

03

New companies

Enrolment after incorporation.

04

Businesses with PT notices

Past dues to settle.

The rules, in plain English

What the Law Says

Karnataka professional tax law

Employer registration and deduction

Employers in Karnataka register, deduct professional tax from salaries above the state's limit and pay it to the state; other states have their own laws.

Official source: indiacode.nic.in

This is general information, not advice for your situation; we confirm what applies to you before any work starts.

Questions we get asked

Professional Tax: Questions, Answered

Who pays professional tax in Karnataka?

Employees earning above the state's limit have it deducted from salary by the employer, and businesses and professionals may also pay it on their own enrolment.

Do I need a registration in each state?

Yes, for each state that levies professional tax where you have employees or a place of business.

Is professional tax deductible for income tax?

Yes. Employees can deduct professional tax paid from their salary income.

Can you clear past professional tax dues?

Yes. We work out the dues and interest, pay them and bring the returns up to date.

Talk to Us About Professional Tax

Tell us where your employees are based. We reply within one business day with what is needed and a fixed fee.