PTEC for the entity + PTRC for employees, in every state where you operate — Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and 11 more. Filed by a Chartered Accountant. From ₹2,499 + govt fees.
Professional Tax (PT) is a state-level direct tax levied under Article 276 of the Constitution of India on income earned by way of profession, trade, calling or employment. It is administered by individual State Governments — slabs, due dates and forms vary state by state — with the annual liability capped at ₹2,500 per person.
Every business operating in a 'levying' state requires two certificates: PTEC for the entity itself (paid annually) and PTRC as an employer to deduct PT from employee salaries and deposit it monthly. Missing either certificate triggers heavy penalties — Maharashtra alone levies ₹5/day per employee plus 1.25% interest per month.
Taxpex maps your state(s) of operation, files PTEC + PTRC together on day one, monitors headcount slab triggers, and bundles monthly / annual PT return filing into our Accounting + Payroll retainers — so you never get a state-tax notice again.
A small annual liability — but big penalties if missed.
Professional Tax is a state-level statutory levy under Article 276 of the Constitution. Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, MP, Kerala and several others mandate it on every employer and self-employed professional.
PTEC covers the entity's own liability as an employer; PTRC covers the deduction-and-deposit obligation on employee salaries. Most consultants miss one — we file both, in sync, on day one.
Maharashtra alone levies ₹5/day per employee for delay, plus 1.25% interest per month, plus 10% penalty. A 50-person company that misses PT for 6 months can owe ₹3+ lakh in pure penalty.
Professional Tax paid by an employer (PTEC) is fully deductible under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, and the employee-portion (PTRC) is deductible under Section 16(iii) — a small but clean P&L benefit.
Statutory auditors flag missing PT registration as a 'qualification' in tax-audit Form 3CD, which can trigger Income Tax scrutiny and ROC enquiries. Clean PT keeps your audit report clean.
Every time you cross 1 / 10 / 20 employees in a state (slabs vary), PTRC liability changes. We monitor headcount, update slabs and file monthly / annual returns on time.
Just six standard documents — upload once via our secure portal.
Single state or multi-state — same workflow, same CA, one invoice.
30-min call — we identify your state(s) of operation, applicable slabs for PTEC (entity) and PTRC (employees), and headcount-triggered upgrades over the next 12 months.
Secure upload portal — PAN, address proof, employee data and bank details. We draft state-specific forms (Form I, II, III as applicable).
Application filed on Mahagst.gov.in / kgsl.karnataka.gov.in / wbcomtax.gov.in / TG / TN / Gujarat portals with digital sign-off.
Typical turnaround: 5–10 working days per state. We deliver both certificates + the first monthly / annual return calendar + WhatsApp reminders.
PTEC + PTRC + monthly returns + reminders — under one roof.
We file in Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, MP, Kerala, Assam, Bihar, Odisha and Sikkim — under one engagement, one CA, one invoice.
Documents in by Monday → filed by Friday in most states. No quarterly back-logs, no last-minute panic.
Most providers file only PTEC. We always bundle PTRC — because forgetting employee-side PT triggers the biggest penalties down the line.
After registration, we offer monthly / annual PT return filing as a low-cost retainer — bundled free with our Accounting + Payroll plans.
Our payroll team auto-updates PTRC slabs every time an employee crosses ₹10K / ₹15K / ₹25K — so deduction is always exact, always compliant.
Free 12-month calendar of all PT due dates by state — printable, mobile-friendly, with WhatsApp reminders the week before each due date.
Pay only for the states you operate in.
PTEC + PTRC in one state (e.g. Maharashtra OR Karnataka). Best for single-office SMBs.
PTEC + PTRC in up to 3 states. Best for multi-office startups, agencies and distributed teams.
PT registration in any number of states + monthly payroll + PF + ESI + TDS bundled into one retainer.
Still unsure? Talk to a CA on WhatsApp — replies usually within minutes.