Hello everyone,

I wanted to know how to calculate the professional tax of an employee based in Chennai.

For example, Mr. X draws a gross salary of Rs. 35,000 for each of the 6 months in 2019. What will be the professional tax deducted from his salary as of 2019?

Please suggest.

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SERIAL NO | AVERAGE HALF-YEARLY INCOME | REVISED HALF-YEARLY TAX FROM 01.04.2018 | PER MONTH
FROM | TO
1 | Upto 21000 | NIL
2 | 21001 | 30000 | 135 | 23
3 | 30001 | 45000 | 315 | 53
4 | 45001 | 60000 | 690 | 115
5 | 60001 | 75000 | 1025 | 171
75001 And Above | 1250 | 208

Section 138 C Rule 5 of Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Act 59/58 (Organisation)

Any person earning a salary of Rs. 21,001 and above per half year is liable to pay profession tax. The employer is liable to deduct the tax from the salary payable to such a person before the salary is paid to him in the month of August and January of every year and pay it to the Corporation of Chennai before 15th September and 15th February respectively without fail. Failing which, a penalty will be levied as per rules.

Section 138 B Rule 6 of Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Act 59/58 (Individual)

Every person who is a trader or a professional having an average half-yearly income of Rs. 21,001/- and above per half-year is liable to pay profession tax before 30th September for the first half-year (April to September) and before 31st March for the second half-year (October to March) respectively. Failing which, a penalty will be levied as per rules.

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The PT Rules and Notification of TN govt. are attached.
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File Type: pdf TN-Chennai Corp.PT-Rates Notification For Tamil Nadu 1st April 2018.pdf (33.5 KB, 320 views)
File Type: docx Professional Tax-Tamil Nadu revised 2018.docx (14.6 KB, 294 views)

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