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Professional Tax Registration
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Professional taxfor employers.

Professional tax is a small state tax on employment, capped at ₹2,500 per person a year. In states that levy it, employers must register, deduct it from salaries and file returns, and the company itself often pays it too. We register you and add it to payroll.

Register for professional tax
State rules checkedFees agreed in writingReturns filed
Cap₹2,500 per person a year
WhereMost large states
Two registrationsEmployer and enrolment
LateInterest and penalties

Two registrations.

RegistrationPurpose
Employer registrationTo deduct and pay tax on employees' salaries
EnrolmentFor the business's own professional tax, in some states including directors

Which states.

States including Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh levy professional tax, with their own slabs and return dates. Some, such as Delhi, do not. Payroll in each state follows its rules. See Shop Act Registration.

Why UK companies choose us in India.

We speak UK and India

We work with your UK finance team, lawyers and auditors, and translate Indian requirements into plain English.

Reviewed before filing

Every filing and certificate is checked by a second Chartered Accountant before it goes in.

Fees agreed in writing

A written scope, timetable and fee before work starts.

A compliance calendar

One calendar of every MCA, RBI, GST and income-tax deadline for your Indian entity.

One team end to end

Set-up, accounts, payroll, tax, audit and RBI filings handled together.

Secure and fully online

Encrypted document sharing and digital signatures. Directors never need to travel.

Professional tax for UK-owned employers.

We work with UK companies headquartered in every part of the UK, from start-ups in London and Manchester to established groups in the Midlands, Scotland and Wales. All the work is coordinated online with your UK team.

London

City of LondonCanary WharfHarrowWembleySouthallHounslowIlfordEast HamCroydonEdgware

South East

ReadingSloughMilton KeynesOxfordWatfordLutonCrawleyGuildford

Midlands

BirminghamLeicesterCoventryNottinghamWolverhamptonDerbyNorthampton

North of England

ManchesterLeedsBradfordSheffieldLiverpoolNewcastlePreston

East and South West

CambridgePeterboroughBristolSwindonSouthamptonBath

Scotland, Wales, NI

EdinburghGlasgowAberdeenDundeeCardiffSwanseaBelfast

Professional tax FAQs.

₹2,500 per person a year.
No. Most large states do; some, such as Delhi, do not.
The employer, from salaries each month.
In many states, through a separate enrolment.

Hiring in India?

Tell us the state. We will register and add it to payroll.

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This page is general guidance based on the Companies Act, 2013, FEMA, RBI directions and Indian tax law as they stand. It is not legal or financial advice for your situation. Rules, limits and deadlines can change, so please speak to us before acting on it.