Professional tax registration
Check whether professional tax applies to you in Telangana, register on the Commercial Taxes Department's portal, get your certificate, and pay the tax.
About this guidePending verification
Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: Employers who pay salaries, traders, shopkeepers and self-employed professionals (doctors, lawyers, consultants and others) in Telangana.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
We show only what your answers need.
- Which of these fits you?
- Is the tax for your class "Nil" in the professional tax schedule? For example: traders, shopkeepers, contractors, hotels and factories with yearly turnover below ₹10 lakh; doctors, lawyers, consultants and similar professionals with up to 5 years in the profession.
- Does your business have GST (or VAT) registration in Telangana, or have you applied for it?
Your answers stay on this phone.
Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
Another route for you
For people paid a salary or wage, the employer deducts professional tax from the pay and pays it to the government (section 5); you need not register yourself. No tax on a monthly salary up to ₹15,000; ₹150 a month for ₹15,001–₹20,000; ₹200 a month above ₹20,000.
→ If you have more than one employer, or another class in the schedule gives you a higher tax, you can give your employer Form III or Form IV and enrol and pay yourself; then choose the "business or profession on my own" answer in this guide.
Sources: 2, 1, 7
This route does not apply to your situation
Under entry 39 of the First Schedule to the professional tax Act, agriculturists, people performing religious duties, the listed skilled workers (goldsmith, blacksmith, pot maker, basket maker, washerman, barber, cobbler, tailor, carpenter, mason, plumber, book binder, toddy tapper, electrician), people with a disability of 40% or more, and dry cleaners are exempt from professional tax. You need not register.
Sources: 1, 10
This route does not apply to your situation
If the tax for your class in the schedule is Nil, you do not pay professional tax. Under the Act, only those liable to pay the tax must take an enrolment certificate. Check again when turnover crosses ₹10 lakh or when you complete 5 years in the profession. With a GST registration, a PTIN may still be issued automatically.
→ There is nothing to do for now. If you are not sure of your class, ask your circle's Profession Tax Officer (PTO), listed on the Commercial Taxes Department's 'Know Your PTO' page.
Sources: 3, 1, 16, 11, 14
2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
Details
One of: sale deed, rental agreement, lease deed, sub-lease deed (with the main lease deed), or a no-objection certificate if rent-free
Sources: 12, 11
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Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this nowIf: I have employees and pay them salaries or wages (a shop, firm or company) / I run a business or practise a profession on my own, with no employees
On the professional tax portal, open "Schedule Rates for PT Payment", choose your profession or business class, and see the tax that applies.
For most classes it is ₹1,250 or ₹2,500 a year. The department's page on the Act gives ₹2,500 a year as the most that can be levied. For employees: no tax on a monthly salary up to ₹15,000; ₹150 a month for ₹15,001–₹20,000; ₹200 a month above ₹20,000.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
For a partner drawing remuneration, a weigh bridge operator and a video or DVD library, the Schedule on the department's website says ₹1,250 a year, while this page's rate list shows ₹2,500. If the amount you are asked to pay differs from the Schedule, ask your Profession Tax Officer (PTO).
Sources: 10, 1, 17
- Do this nowIf: Yes
On the portal, open New Dealer Registration > Register Now, enter your PAN and press "Validate & Continue".
A business with GST or VAT registration gets a professional tax number (PTIN) automatically, usually within 30 days of that registration. If you already have a PTIN, the PTIN, login ID and password are sent to your e-mail; do not apply again.
Open the official pageSources: 9, 11, 12
- Do this nowIf: No
On the "Know Your Jurisdiction" page, search by your area or PIN code to find your division and circle; the application asks for them.
Open the official pageSources: 13, 11, 12
- Do this nowIf: No
On the portal, open New Dealer Registration > Register Now, enter the PAN and press "Validate & Continue".
If it finds no PTIN, press "Click Here for New PT Registration".
Open the official pageSources: 9, 12
- Do this nowIf: No
Fill in the online application (Form I and Form II together) tab by tab: business details and principal place of business, employee details, the owner or key person, the authorised person, partners or directors, additional places of business, and bank details.
Open the official pageSources: 12, 6, 7
- Do this nowIf: No
In the "Check & Upload Documents" tab, choose each document's name and upload its file.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The department's documents say nothing about file type or size.
Sources: 12, 11
- Do this nowIf: No
In "View Summary", check all the details and press "Submit".
The application number (ARN) appears on the screen and is also sent to your e-mail.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
On the department's website the text of section 6 runs sub-sections (3) and (4) together and leaves out some words; the 30 days is clear. To know exactly how soon you must apply, ask your Profession Tax Officer (PTO).
Sources: 12, 3
- Do this nowIf: No
Check the application's status with the ARN through "Track Registration Status with ARN No." on the portal's home page.
Open the official pageSources: 8, 11
- Do this nowIf: I have employees and pay them salaries or wages (a shop, firm or company) / I run a business or practise a profession on my own, with no employees
Once you have the PTIN, log in through "Existing Dealer Login" with the PTIN as the user ID and your password, and get your professional tax certificate with "Check RC" > "Print Certificate".
You must show it (digital or printed) when the officer asks.
Open the official pageSources: 11, 12, 6
- Do this nowIf: I have employees and pay them salaries or wages (a shop, firm or company) / I run a business or practise a profession on my own, with no employees
If a yearly tax applies to your class, pay it through "PT e-Payment" (Yearly Demand Payment) on the portal (you can pay without logging in too).
Pay it before 30 June each year; if you were enrolled after 31 May, within one month of enrolment.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
For a partner drawing remuneration, a weigh bridge operator and a video or DVD library, the Schedule on the department's website says ₹1,250 a year, while the rate list on the portal's "Schedule Rates for PT Payment" page shows ₹2,500. If the amount the portal's challan shows differs from the Schedule, ask your Profession Tax Officer (PTO) before you pay.
Sources: 4, 1, 12, 11, 10
- Do this nowIf: I have employees and pay them salaries or wages (a shop, firm or company)
Each month, deduct professional tax from employees' salaries by the slabs.
On the portal, under "Returns", enter how many employees fall in each pay range, file the monthly return and pay the tax by the 10th of the next month. The return counts as filed only once the tax is paid.
Open the official pageSources: 2, 16, 11, 12
If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedIf the officer asks for a revised application or more information, give it.
If the officer asks for a revised application or more information, give it. If you disagree with the officer's order, you can appeal to the Appellate Deputy Commissioner of your area in Form XII. Your circle's Profession Tax Officer's phone and e-mail are on the "Know Your PTO" page.
Your circle's Profession Tax Officer (PTO) · Open the official page
Sources: 6, 7, 14, 11
If it is lateCheck the status with the ARN.
Check the status with the ARN. If no certificate comes after 30 days, phone or e-mail your circle's Profession Tax Officer, or call the Commercial Taxes Department help desk (10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday, second Saturday off); you can also e-mail tg_ctdhelpdesk@tgct.gov.in.
Commercial Taxes Department help desk · Open the official page
Sources: 3, 15, 14, 11
AlsoIf you should have registered earlier and did not, apply now.
If you should have registered earlier and did not, apply now. For wilful delay the officer may impose a penalty of up to ₹5 a day (₹10 to ₹20 a day for employers). Tax paid late carries interest of ₹2 for every ₹100 a month; tax not paid by the date in a demand notice can draw a penalty of 25% to 50% of the amount due.
Your circle's Profession Tax Officer (PTO) · Open the official page
Sources: 3, 6, 5, 14
Related guides
The 17 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987: First Schedule (as amended up to date)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Entry 1 (salary and wage earners: up to ₹15,000 nil; ₹15,001–20,000 ₹150 a month; above ₹20,000 ₹200 a month); entry 2 (professionals: up to 5 years nil, more than 5 years ₹2,500 a year); entries 4, 8, 9, 14 (contractors, dealers and shopkeepers, factories, hotels: turnover below ₹10 lakh nil, ₹10–50 lakh ₹1,250, above ₹50 lakh ₹2,500 a year); entry 21 (each partner drawing remuneration ₹1,250); entry 25 (video cassette, DVD, CD libraries ₹1,250); entry 31 (weigh bridge operators ₹1,250); entry 39 (exempted classes); entry 40 (others with annual income above ₹1,80,000: ₹2,500) · read on 30-10-2026
- The Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987: section 5 (employer's liability to deduct and pay tax on behalf of employees)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Section 5 and its second proviso (employee with more than one employer, or under a higher entry, gives a certificate and enrols himself; Rule 10, Forms III and IV) · read on 30-10-2026
- The Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987: section 6 (registration and enrolment)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Sub-sections (1) registration of employers, (2) enrolment of others liable to pay, (3)–(4) thirty days (the page runs these two sub-sections together), (5) penalty for wilful failure to apply: ₹10 to ₹20 a day for an employer, up to ₹5 a day for others; (6) penalty for false information · read on 30-10-2026
- The Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987: section 10 (payment of tax by certain assessees)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Enrolled persons pay before 30 June (enrolled before the year or by 31 May), or within one month of enrolment (enrolled after 31 May) · read on 30-10-2026
- The Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987: section 12 (penalty for non-payment of tax)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Penalty of 25% to 50% of the tax due when not paid within the time in the notice of demand, in addition to interest · read on 30-10-2026
- Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Rules, 1987Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Rule 3 (registration certificate, Form I and Form 1A; revised application or more information), rule 4 (enrolment certificate, Form II and Form IIA; one certificate for all places of work), rule 8 (show the certificate, digital or printed, when the assessing authority asks; G.O.Ms.No.30 of 08-03-2021), rule 21 (appeal to the Appellate Deputy Commissioner in Form XII), rule 24 (interest ₹2 for every ₹100 a month) · read on 30-10-2026
- PT Forms (Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Form I (registration), Form II (enrolment), Form III (certificate by a person to his employer), Form IV (person with more than one employer), Form V (employer's return), Form XII (appeal) · read on 30-10-2026
- Profession Tax portal: Profession Tax Services (home page)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, New Dealer Registration, Existing Dealer Login, PT e-Payment & e-Receipt, Schedule Rates for PT Payment, Track Registration Status with ARN No. · read on 30-10-2026
- Profession Tax portal: New Dealer – Profession Tax RegistrationCommercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, With GST or VAT registration (or an application for it) no separate PT registration: automatic, generally within 30 days; PAN validation; "Click Here for New PT Registration" for a business without GST or VAT · read on 30-10-2026
- Profession Tax portal: Know Your Schedule Rates for PT PaymentCommercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Profession categories as per Schedule-I, with the rate per year for the category chosen (the list is in the page's own script). It shows "Exempted" for agriculturists, religious duty performers and artisans. It shows ₹2,500 for "Partner drawing remuneration", "Weigh Bridge Operator" and "Video / DVD Library", where the Schedule gives ₹1,250. The words "No Registration Required" are inside an HTML comment and are not displayed on the page · read on 30-10-2026
- Help Document to the Taxpayers on new PT ModuleCommercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Know Your Jurisdiction, Know Your PTO; New Taxpayer Registration (automatic PTIN for GST/VAT registrations, generated in the first week of each month; PAN check); required documents; ARN and tracking; Existing Dealer Services (Check RC, monthly return filing counted only after payment, e-payment, amendments, cancellation) · read on 30-10-2026
- Introduction to a Comprehensive PT Module (navigation slides)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Slides 9–15 (new dealer registration: PAN validation, the tabs of Form I and Form II, Check & Upload Documents list, View Summary, Submit, ARN by e-mail); slides 16–23 (login with PTIN, Check RC and Print Certificate, Return Entry by pay range, monthly and yearly payment) · read on 30-10-2026
- Know Your Jurisdiction (circles by area and PIN code)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Jurisdiction name, PIN codes and areas · read on 30-10-2026
- Profession Tax Officers (by division)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Select a division to see each circle's officer, mobile number and e-mail · read on 30-10-2026
- Dealer Help DeskCommercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Phone 18004253787; tg_ctdhelpdesk@tgct.gov.in; 10.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., Monday to Saturday (second Saturday holiday); Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, C.T. Complex, Nampally, Hyderabad · read on 30-10-2026
- Profession Tax Payments (help page)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Employer's return with proof of payment by the 10th of the following month; payment modes; who is exempt (salary up to ₹15,000 a month, professionals up to 5 years, traders with turnover up to ₹10 lakh) · read on 30-10-2026
- Profession Tax: the Act (the department's introduction and list of sections)Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Telangana, Introduction: the levy of profession tax is subject to a maximum of ₹2,500 a year · read on 12-11-2026