Professional Tax · Telangana · checked 26 September 2026
Nil up to ₹15,000, ₹150 up to ₹20,000, ₹200 above.
Professional tax in Telangana is deducted by employers from monthly salaries under the Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987.
₹2,400maximum a year per employee
₹200a month in the top slab
Nilsalary up to ₹15,000
Employerdeducts it every month, on monthly salary or wages
Telangana professional tax slabs
Tax is worked out on monthly salary or wages, and deducted every month.
| Monthly salary | Professional tax per month |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹15,000 | Nil |
| ₹15,001 to ₹20,000 | ₹150 |
| More than ₹20,000 | ₹200 |
Maximum per year: ₹2,400. The Constitution caps professional tax at ₹2,500 a year for any one person.
What employers need to know
Rule
Employers file the return in Form V (Rule 12) and pay the tax by challan (Rule 13) under the Telangana PT Rules, 1987.
Effective
Slabs as published in the schedule on the Telangana Commercial Taxes portal.
How HivePayroll handles Telangana professional tax
Set a work location’s professional-tax state to Telangana and HivePayroll applies these slabs to every employee based there, deducts the tax in each monthly payroll run, shows it on the payslip and builds the PT return from the same numbers.
Sources
Checked against these sources on 26 September 2026. State governments revise these rates from time to time; confirm on the official site before filing.
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Other states
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