Professional Tax — 21 states,
zero manual effort
Automatic PT deductions, state-wise slabs, and challan generation for all 21 Professional Tax states in India. OpticompBharat handles PT for every employee, every month.
Why PT is harder than it looks
Professional Tax is deceptively simple on paper — but the ground reality across 21 states is anything but uniform.
21 different state laws
Each of the 21 PT-levying states has its own legislation, slab structure, and income thresholds. Maharashtra's slabs look nothing like Tamil Nadu's or Assam's. There is no central PT law — you must track 21 separate state acts.
Different frequencies and anomalies
Some states collect PT monthly, others quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. Maharashtra charges ₹200/month but ₹300 in February. Tamil Nadu collects in two half-yearly tranches. Miss a frequency change and you over-deduct or under-deduct.
State-specific challan formats
Every state requires its own challan format for remittance. Karnataka's challan is different from West Bengal's. Multi-state companies need to file separate challans for each state where they have employees — a compliance overhead that adds up fast.
Major PT states at a glance
OpticompBharat has the current slab tables for all 21 states built in — updated whenever state budgets change.
| State | Annual Max | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Maharashtra | ₹2,500 | Monthly |
| Karnataka | ₹2,400 | Monthly |
| West Bengal | ₹2,500 | Monthly |
| Tamil Nadu | ₹2,400 | Half-yearly |
| Andhra Pradesh | ₹2,400 | Monthly |
| Telangana | ₹2,400 | Monthly |
| Gujarat | ₹2,400 | Monthly |
| Madhya Pradesh | ₹2,400 | Monthly |
| Odisha | ₹2,400 | Annual |
| Assam | ₹2,500 | Monthly |
Meghalaya, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand also levy PT. Full slab tables for all 21 states are maintained in the platform.
PT not applicable in:
Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and other non-PT states. OpticompBharat automatically skips deduction for employees working in these states.
What OpticompBharat handles
Every PT compliance task — from slab lookup to challan download — is automated inside your payroll run.
Multi-state companies: handled
If you have employees in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad simultaneously, OpticompBharat computes Maharashtra PT for your Mumbai team, Karnataka PT for Bengaluru, Tamil Nadu PT for Chennai, and Telangana PT for Hyderabad — all in a single payroll run. Separate challans are generated per state, ready to remit.
The work state is drawn from each employee's profile. When an employee relocates, updating their work state is all it takes — PT adjusts from the next cycle automatically.
The cost of getting PT wrong
PT non-compliance triggers penalties that compound quickly:
- →10% penalty on unpaid PT — levied from the due date, not the discovery date
- →Monthly interest on arrears — typically 1–2% per month depending on state
- →Flat late-filing fines — vary by state; Maharashtra and Karnataka both have fixed penalties for late returns
- →Director liability in some states — unpaid PT can be recovered personally from company directors
Compliance calendar included
Every PT-related deadline — monthly remittance, quarterly returns, annual renewals — is tracked in OpticompBharat's compliance calendar. Deadline alerts fire before the due date so you never miss a filing. Registration due dates for new branches are tracked per state, and the platform flags when a new state-level PT registration is needed.
Stop tracking 21 PT laws manually.
OpticompBharat handles Professional Tax for all your employees across all states — every month, without fail. Free for 1 year, up to 50 employees.