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Find your state-wise monthly and annual professional tax deduction from current salary slabs across Indian states.
Professional tax is a state-level tax on salaried and self-employed income, deducted monthly by the employer and shown on the payslip. Each state sets its own slabs and its own annual ceiling, so the amount differs by where you work — this calculator applies the slab for the selected state to your monthly salary.
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Enter the values you already know.
Fine-tune the options to match your scenario.
Read the result and use it in your planning or reporting.
Applies the slab of the state you actually work in, not a national average.
Shows what the deduction should be so an error is easy to spot.
Gives the yearly total, which is the figure used when computing taxable salary.
Rs 2,500 per year. Article 276 of the Constitution caps professional tax at Rs 2,500 annually per person, so no state can levy more than that however high your salary is.
Yes, under the old tax regime. Professional tax actually paid is deductible from salary income under section 16(iii). It is not available under the new regime, which removes most such deductions.
Several do not, including Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab among others. It is levied by states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Gujarat. This is informational — confirm the current position with your state's tax department.
For salaried employees the employer deducts it monthly and deposits it with the state. Self-employed professionals register and pay it themselves, usually annually.
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