Professional Tax Return Filing
Periodic professional tax returns for your employees and directors, filed state by state.
Once you hold a professional tax registration, returns follow on a fixed cycle whether or not you paid any salary. The PTRC return reports the tax deducted from employees; the PTEC liability is a yearly payment on the entity’s own account.
Because the amounts involved are small, professional tax is the compliance most often forgotten — and because it is a state levy, the default surfaces at awkward moments, typically when applying for another state registration or during a labour inspection.
Choose a package
Manipur - (PTEC)
₹5,604 plus GST
- Professional tax returns for up to two proprietors, partners or directors
- Professional tax returns for a full year
Tamil Nadu - (Within Chennai City)
₹7,504 plus GST
- Professional tax returns for two directors
- Professional tax returns for a full year
Andhra Pradesh - (PTRC)
₹12,254 plus GST
- Professional tax returns covering your whole workforce
- Professional tax returns for a full year
- Professional Tax Annual Return Filing
Telangana - (PTRC)
₹12,254 plus GST
- Professional tax returns covering your whole workforce
- Professional tax returns for a full year
- Professional Tax Annual Return Filing
Karnataka - (PTRC)
₹12,254 plus GST
- Professional tax returns covering your whole workforce
- Professional tax returns for a full year
- Professional Tax Annual Return Filing
Maharashtra - (PTRC)
₹12,254 plus GST
- Professional tax returns for two directors
- Professional tax returns for a full year
Madhya Pradesh - (PTRC)
₹12,254 plus GST
- Professional tax returns covering your whole workforce
- Professional tax returns for a full year
- Professional Tax Annual Return Filing
West Bengal - (PTRC)
₹12,254 plus GST
- Professional tax returns covering your whole workforce
- Professional tax returns for a full year
- Professional Tax Annual Return Filing
Manipur - (PTRC)
₹12,254 plus GST
- Professional tax returns covering your whole workforce
- Professional tax returns for a full year
- Professional Tax Annual Return Filing
Odisha - (PTRC)
₹12,254 plus GST
- Professional tax returns covering your whole workforce
- Professional tax returns for a full year
- Professional Tax Annual Return Filing
Jharkhand - (PTRC)
₹12,254 plus GST
- Professional tax returns covering your whole workforce
- Professional tax returns for a full year
- Professional Tax Annual Return Filing
How often you file
In Maharashtra the PTRC filing frequency depends on the tax deducted in the previous financial year. Employers above the prescribed threshold file monthly; those below file annually.
The frequency is fixed for the year, so it is worth confirming at the start of each financial year rather than assuming last year’s cycle continues.
The slabs
Professional tax is charged on a slab basis linked to monthly salary, and the slabs are set by each state. A constitutional ceiling of ₹2,500 per person per year applies across all states.
In Maharashtra the deduction differs for the month of February, which carries a higher amount to bring the annual total to the ceiling. Payroll systems configured without this produce a shortfall every year.
What a default costs
- Interest on the tax paid late, running from the due date
- A penalty for late filing, charged per return
- A separate penalty for failure to deduct, where employees were not covered
- Recovery proceedings by the state for continued default
- Difficulty obtaining other state registrations while a default is outstanding
How we handle it
- 1 Confirming the cycle We check your filing frequency for the year, since it is set by the previous year’s deduction and does change.
- 2 Computing the deduction Employee-wise liability is worked out against the state slab, including the higher February deduction in Maharashtra.
- 3 Payment The challan is generated and the tax remitted within the due date.
- 4 Filing the return The return is filed on the state portal and the acknowledgement preserved.
- 5 PTEC payment The annual liability on the entity’s own account is paid alongside, so nothing is left outstanding.
Frequently asked questions
Do I file if I paid no salary that month?
Yes. A nil return is still required. Not filing is treated as a default and attracts a late fee even though no tax was due.
How is my filing frequency decided?
By the professional tax deducted in the previous financial year. Above the prescribed threshold you file monthly, below it annually. Confirm it at the start of each year.
Why is February different in Maharashtra?
The February deduction is higher so that the annual total reaches the ceiling. Payroll systems that apply a flat monthly figure end up short by year end.
Do I need to file in every state?
In every state that levies professional tax and where you have employees. The obligation, the slabs and the due dates are all state-specific.
What if I have not filed for years?
The returns can be filed with interest and late fee. It is worth regularising voluntarily, because an outstanding default tends to block other registrations when you least expect it.
What is not included. Government fees, statutory charges, stamp duty, court and registry fees, digital signature costs and any third-party professional charges are separate and payable at actuals. GST applies on professional fees where indicated. Prices shown are indicative and may change without notice; we confirm the total in writing before any work begins — see our terms on pricing.
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