Professional Tax Registration

Why Professional Tax ?
Professional Tax is a tax that is levied by the state government, it is levied on the income that is earned by the trade and is remitted by the employer. A person has to pay a professional tax of around Rs.2500 every year to the state or any local authority by the way of the tax on the profession, trades, callings, and the employments.

Professional tax in India is not just levied on the professionals but it is levied on all employees, a person carrying business, freelancers and professionals, etc and it is subject to the income exceeding the monetary threshold if there is any.

Here is the list of states where the professional tax is levied.
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chattisgarh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Orissa
Puducherry
Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
West Bengal

Here is the list of states where the professional tax is not applicable
Arunachal Pradesh
Delhi
Goa
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Nagaland
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal
Andaman & Nicobar
Chandigarh
Daman & Diu
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Lakshadeep