Professional Tax is the tax levied by the various State Governments of India on salaried individuals working in government or non-government entities, or in practice of any profession, such as CAs, Lawyers, Doctors, etc. or carry out some form of business, are required to pay this professional tax. Professional tax is imposed at the state level in India.

1. Professional Tax Registration

2. A tax is a financial charge imposed upon
a taxpayer that is an individual or a legal
entity by a state or any other authorized
body with a purpose of funding various
public expenditures. One of such taxes is
the Professional Tax.

3. What is Professional Tax ?

4. Professional tax is the tax by the state governments in India. Anyone earning an income from salary or
anyone practicing a profession such as chartered accountant, company secretary, lawyer, doctor etc. are
required to pay this professional tax. Different states have different rates and methods of collection.
Professional tax is imposed at the state level. Different states have different rates and methods of collection.
However, not all states impose this tax. The states which impose professional tax are
• Karnataka
• Bihar
• West Bengal
• Andhra Pradesh
• Telangana
• Maharashtra
• Tamil Nadu
• Gujarat, Assam
The professional tax is a source of revenue for the State Governments. It is also payable by members of staff
employed in private companies.

5. Who is responsible to deduct
Professional Tax ?

6.  The owner of a business is responsible to deduct professional
tax from the salaries of his employees and submit the
amount so collected to the appropriate government
department.
 He has to provide a return to the tax department in the
prescribed form within the specified time.
 The return should include the proof of tax payment. In case
the payment proof is not enclosed, the return shall be
deemed incomplete and invalid.

7. Documents Required

8. Common documents required for Professional tax registration are :
 Acknowledgment of Online submitted form along with the printout of the
originally submitted form
 Self Attested Copy Of PAN Card
 Proof of the Constitution of Business
 Proof of the Residence of the Partners, Director & Proprietor
 Proof of the Place of Business (Address Proof)
 Blank Canceled Cheque
 Shop and Establishment Certificate
 PAN and PTEC Details of all the Partners or Directors
 Details of the number of employees, as well as their salary slabs.
Also, it is to be noted that , all these documents are required to be self attested

9. Procedure for Registration

10.  The first step is to get registered as a ‘payee’ of professional tax in the
local Professional Tax Office under the respective State’s Act. This is
mandatory for all individuals, persons and bodies who are liable to pay
professional tax.
 As to calculation and payment of these taxes through prescribed forms
and methods, you have to do it yourself. Your calculation and payment
has to be audited and certified by a Chartered Accountant.
 When it comes to employees however, it is the duty of the employer to
deduct Professional Tax. That is, apart from paying professional tax for its
own activities, every employer has to calculate, deduct and pay the
professional tax on the salaries paid to employees.

11. How can LegalRaasta help you ?

12. Register for Professional tax through LEGALRAASTA - Your online companion for professional tax
registration. We at LegalRaasta have helped over thousand companies in professional tax registration.
You first need to
 Go to our website www.legalraasta.com and select Professional tax registration option.
 Then Fill our online questionnaire.
 Select a package. Here you can also opt for additional legal services like ITR filing and service tax
registration and pay accordingly.
 Submit the required documents online to us and you are done on your part; we will take care of the
rest.
 Once, we are done you will be intimated and in case you have any query in between the process or
if you want to track your application status you can freely contact us.
That's it about professional tax registration.