Professional Tax (PT)
Professional Tax is a small monthly tax on salaries charged by some Indian states — you deduct it from the employee and pay it to the state.
Professional Tax (PT) is set by each state, not the central government, so the amount depends entirely on where the employee works. Many states don't levy it at all. Where it applies, it's a small fixed amount that steps up with salary. Webelio picks the right state's slab for each person and deducts it.
Does this apply to my business?
- Location decides it: PT is charged by the state where the employee works — not where your head office is registered.
- Not everywhere: several states don't have PT, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Haryana. If all your branches are in these states, PT doesn't apply.
- Where it does apply: Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and others each have their own slabs.
Set each work location's state under Settings → Locations, register with the state, and enter your PT number.
What Webelio does automatically
For each employee, every payroll run:
- Looks up the state of their work location (not the company's registered office).
- Applies that state's slab for their salary level.
- Deducts the right amount — and deducts nothing for employees in states without PT.
- Handles state-specific quirks, such as Maharashtra charging a slightly higher amount in one month to reach the yearly total.
- Builds the PT summary, grouped by state, for filing.
An employee at your Bengaluru branch pays Karnataka PT even if your company is registered in Maharashtra. PT follows the person's work location. Webelio does this for you.
What you still must do
- Register for PT in each state where you have staff, and enter the registration number.
- Download the PT summary from Webelio each month.
- Pay the challan on the state portal by the state's due date.
How much is it?
By law, PT can never be more than ₹2,500 a year per person. Within that cap, each state sets its own steps. Two examples:
Maharashtra
| Monthly salary | PT per month |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹7,500 | Nil |
| ₹7,501 – ₹10,000 | ₹175 |
| Above ₹10,000 | ₹200 (₹300 in February) |
Maharashtra charges ₹300 in February so the year totals exactly ₹2,500.
Karnataka
| Monthly salary | PT per month |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹15,000 | Nil |
| Above ₹15,000 | ₹200 |
Other states (West Bengal, Telangana, Gujarat and more) have their own tables built into Webelio. You never enter a slab yourself — you just tell Webelio which state each branch is in.
Paying PT
Deadlines and forms vary by state, but the flow is the same:
- Run and approve payroll for the month.
- Open Reports and download the PT summary (it's grouped by state, so you can file each state separately).
- Pay the challan on that state's PT portal by its due date.
What's next
- Statutory reports & filing files — download the PT summary and see every deadline.
- Labour Welfare Fund — another small state-level contribution that works the same way.
- Compliance overview — the full applicability table and calendar.