Professional tax is levied by state governments, not the Centre, so the slabs, the payment frequency and even whether it exists at all depend on where the employee works.
State-specific slabs. Indicative only — confirm with the latest state notification.
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Identify the state of the employee's place of work — not the head office, and not their home state.
Apply that state's slab to monthly gross salary.
Deduct from salary and remit to the state authority on the prescribed cycle.
Tamil Nadu levies professional tax half-yearly on a slab basis, so a salary in the upper slab attracts a fixed half-yearly amount rather than a percentage.
Generally the state where the employee actually works. Distributed teams often need registrations in several states, which is a common compliance gap.
Yes, under Section 16(iii) of the Income Tax Act — but only if you are on the old regime.
Garuda HR looks after payroll, attendance, leave and statutory compliance for Indian teams — the same arithmetic, run for you every month, with a full audit trail. We would be glad to show you around.